SKYWARD Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

skyward

adverb

Definition of skyward

as in upward

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Recent Examples of skyward The airplane lurched skyward, and Elwood was strapped in for the ride. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 The ball caromed off Fermin’s leg and went skyward as Simpson raced home and slid safely in front of Mize’s tag. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the Starlink satellites skyward. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026 In May 2025, a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down the mountainside in the nearby Loetschental valley, sending plumes of dust skyward and coating with mud nearly all of Blatten, which had been evacuated earlier as a precaution. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skyward

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upward

Adverb

As the colonies grow, more layers of sediment are trapped and solidified beneath them by biofilms that the organisms produce, causing the whole colony to build upward in layers, like the pages in this book.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
The goal is to reclaim horizontal space for actual cooking by relocating storage upward and inward.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of upward

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slab

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