SKYWARD Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

skyward

adverb

Definition of skyward

as in upward

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Recent Examples of skyward 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 Visit one of the area’s large, open lakes for sweeping views skyward, or book a remote cabin or local lodge room to stargaze closer to bed. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026 Players and coaches look skyward and six blue and yellow F/A-18s scream past in formation, a trail of white smoke in their wake. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The trail ends in a flat mountain valley with quartz spires pointing skyward. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skyward

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upward

Adverb

For now, the VIX futures curve is sloped healthily upward into coming months, but things can shift in a hurry.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
The percentage of the population with a college degree had been trending upwards since 2015.

— Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of upward

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slab

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