SKIES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

skies

noun

plural of sky

as in heavens

the expanse of air surrounding the earth the sky usually looks deep blue on a bright clear day

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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

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Recent Examples of skies 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 Instead, he’s spent August anxiously watching the orange skies from his house in the northern Nevada hills through two consecutive and adjacent wild-land fires, the Bug and Hawk Fires. — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026 Kevin McCarthy captured a spectacular view as the eclipsed moon shone blood red in the skies over North Carolina, after a brief weather scare! — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Mostly sunny skies are then expected through the work week, with stifling temperatures by mid-week, the forecast shows. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 Those who embarked on a walk Thursday morning even enjoyed weather in the 70s and covered skies. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The weather will cooperate with the cosmic event, too, with forecasts calling for clear skies all night. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Coffee makers and ghost hotels The no-service summer isn't limited to the friendly skies. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Astronomy enthusiasts will appreciate Moab’s renowned dark skies. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

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heavens

Noun

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

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