skyward
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈskaɪwərd/
:
hacia el cielo
- During the storm, we gazed skyward to watch the lightning flash across the dark clouds.
- stretched skyward
Examples
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Richelieu releases the bird and watches it streak skyward, flying across the sky.
Fiction book (1993) -
As if seeking divine intervention, Seth gazed skyward at some slate-colored stratocumulus formations drifting in from the northwest.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her eyes were open, and they stared skyward, focused on nothing.
Fiction book (1991) -
Americans began to look skyward and take an interest in celestial events.
Academic text (2005) -
The prosthetic hand is reaching skyward as if to touch the rain.
Fiction book (1990) -
A ball of flame blossomed skyward in the middle of the plaza.
Fiction book (1996) -
At that, the two men looked skyward as a gentle roar of jet engines began to be heard.
Fiction book (1991) -
The flames soared skyward, a red and gold glare against the fading light, crackling in the stillness.
Fiction book (1992) -
As the fireworks exploded, the children pointed and looked skyward with excitement.
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The kite soared skyward, dancing with the clouds on a breezy afternoon.
Synonyms
56
1.0
Moves toward a higher place, level, or amount
56
1.1
Pointing or moving toward something higher
3
5.9
In a direction up toward the sky or heaven, often with a spiritual meaning
To move upward toward the sky
Antonyms
How Upward
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skyward is formed from sky and -ward, where -ward means 'toward', the same ending in forward and backward. So skyward literally means 'toward the sky', which is why it describes movement upward.