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

Thick clouds threatened all morning to halt the countdown but in the end, the skies cleared enough to allow for a safe liftoff. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Fall-like temperatures will hover around 65 degrees on Friday, 69 degrees on Saturday, and 73 degrees on Sunday under sunny skies. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

The six-rotor drones, which will initially take to the skies in Northern California, are capable of carrying a package the size and weight of 80% of the typical orders that DoorDash delivers from restaurants. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Scenes from Renaissance paintings and starry night skies alike fill the room while classical music sets the mood. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

While timber and bountiful harvests may not seem to have anything to do with the planes dotting Atlanta’s skies, a new coalition sees potential in connecting the two. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026

And why do the pastel skies and misty landscapes outside his window look painterly to the point of artificial? — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

The latest addition to the Sky Railway lineup is The Stargazer, a cosmic trip that leads travelers below New Mexico’s notoriously dark skies and leans into the landscape’s extraterrestrial mystery. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026

October and November will welcome cloudier skies, although rainfall is only expected a handful of days. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026