skyscraper

noun

sky·​scrap·​er ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 

: a very tall building

Examples of skyscraper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mid-October in New York City is often filled with gloomy gray days, and the Financial District—the Big Apple’s steely home for big business, bougie briefcases, and skyscrapers—tends to be a pretty colorless place. — Eden Stuart, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Surrounded by skyscrapers, the stout, eighteen-story building at the corner of 59th Street and 5th Avenue, just south of Central Park, is more of an icon in the cityscape than any of its super-tall neighbors could hope to be. — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Estes said the aqueduct's construction reflected Jerusalem's prominence in the ancient world, comparing the significance of such infrastructure to the construction of modern skyscrapers. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Concrete, when poured over rods of steel, proved strong enough to prop up colossal skyscrapers that Julius Caesar could only have dreamed of. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for skyscraper

• newspaper
• notepaper
• sandpaper
• wallpaper
• wastepaper
• caper
• paper
• raper
• scraper
• shaper
• taper
• vapor

Kids Definition

skyscraper

noun

sky·​scrap·​er ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 

: a very tall building