Synonyms of heavens

heavens

noun

plural of heaven

as in sky

the expanse of air surrounding the earth

the starry heavens

the space shuttle gradually disappeared into the heavens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sky
• firmament
• high
• welkin
• blue
• horizon
• skyline
• midair

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heavens

This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

And thanks to Tucson’s extraordinarily dark heavens, the Sonoran skyscape takes center stage with Peace Among the Stars. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of the sky, over and over again, every clear night across the next 10 years, making what amounts to a decade-spanning ultrahigh-definition timelapse movie of the entire heavens. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

The queen of pop swapped her Confessions II-era shiny golden doll-like curls for a high-to-the-heavens mullet. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 22 June 2026

Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair! — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026

Yes, the summer festival season is here (thank heavens). — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Close by, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King hang high in the northwest heavens in the early evening. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026