Synonyms of skyward

skyward

adverb

as in upward

Related Words

• upward
• above
• aloft
• overhead
• over

Dissimilar Words

• beneath
• below
• underneath
• under

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skyward

Every few minutes, when the booming sound of fighter jets could be heard, or rather felt, many craned their necks and looked skyward. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands. — John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

The Netherlands' Micky van de Ven got his boot on the ball cleanly in the 43rd minute and tried to shoot it high over the head of Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, but Bounou got a glove on it, sending it skyward. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026

Veterans can make up to 35% of the cap on supermax contracts, or about $58 million, and the cap is expected to keep rising as the NBA’s new national television deals send league revenue skyward. — Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026