skyscraper

noun

sky·​scrap·​er ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 

: a very tall building

Examples of skyscraper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Frank Hanes / Chicago Tribune The skyscrapers of Chicago's downtown rise behind Cabrini-Green, which is bounded on the north by Clybourn, left, and Ogden avenues, right, circa 1986. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Looking up from the ground floor gives you a true sense of the scale of the behemoth orbiter, boosters and tank, which shoot up like skyscrapers. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The elevator simulated the skyscraper’s construction, complete with New York accents. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Customized cranes support Istanbul skyscraper The bridge project follows Zoomlion’s work on the 380-meter (1,247 feet) tower housing the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye at the Istanbul International Financial Center. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 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