Synonyms of skies

skies

noun

plural of sky

1

as in heavens

the expanse of air surrounding the earth

the sky usually looks deep blue on a bright clear day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavens
• blues
• skylines
• firmaments
• highs
• horizons
• welkins
• midairs

2

as in blisses

a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death

a belief that warriors felled in battle will be raised to the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavens
• blisses
• paradises
• glories
• above
• Zions
• nirvanas
• kingdom comes
• elysian fields
• Elysiums
• New Jerusalems
• empyreans
• promised lands
• Valhallas
• otherworlds
• happy hunting grounds
• afterlives
• afterworlds
• hereafters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hells
• infernos
• perditions
• underworlds
• limbos
• Gehennas
• netherworlds
• Pandemoniums
• abysses
• purgatories
• pits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skies

Two of the games take place over the skies of the nation’s capital. — Lou Kesten, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

When Kit takes her whole family out onto the lawn of her uncle’s country home to watch Halley’s Comet, Gharavi’s camera spins around the night skies and Simon Goff’s ethereal score soars. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

The battle for super-luxury supremacy in the skies is moving further back in the cabin. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Who could have guessed that their worst enemy would hail not from across the border but from the skies? — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Also, the forecast called for dry skies for much of the afternoon and evening. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Labor Day forecast Mostly sunny skies are forecast in Charlotte Monday, according to the NWS, with a high near 85. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

Furthermore, Seager and her extended team have been developing a 16-foot-wide (5-meter) balloon capable of floating through the skies of Venus for one Earth week. — Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026

The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, a high near 87 and a 20% chance of showers. — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2026