skyward

Examples

• All

• Sheila's eyes roll skyward again.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Burke and Stokes glance skyward.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Trading has been suspended for the day here at the Stock Exchange as all eyes turn skyward... "Click."

  Fiction book (1998)

• Jay looks down, then looks skyward as Silent Bob joins him.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Sam looked skyward.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Bat song accompanied the crickets, and Okura looked skyward with his clear eye.

  Fiction book (1999)

• "Why's she coming here?" Testa rolled his eyes skyward.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Draping his arm around Alison's waist, Andrew tips his head skyward.

  Fiction book (2002)

• One, two, two times two, suddenly fifty people and more, all looking skyward at this rather small cloud moving close to their parched and frazzled home place.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The children lay on the grass, staring skyward to watch the clouds float by.

Synonyms

U

upward

vsskyward

56 1.1

Pointing or moving toward something higher

is more specific, meaning toward the open upper air rather than any higher position

H

heavenward

vsskyward

• Literature

3 5.9

In a direction up toward the sky or heaven, often with a spiritual meaning

is literal directional movement toward the upper air rather than spiritual sense

C

cloudwards

vsskyward

7.5

To move upward toward the sky

is directed more generally toward the open upper air rather than moisture

C

cloudward

vsskyward

8.2

Upward toward the clouds

is more general, pointing toward the open upper air not specific layers

H

heavenwards

vsskyward

• Literature

6.2

Toward the sky or upward

is mainly literal motion toward the upper air rather than religious use

S

spacewards

vsskyward

8.2

Moving toward outer space

is directed toward the nearer upper air, not beyond the atmosphere into outer regions

S

spaceward

vsskyward

7.7

Toward outer space

is for nearer upper air direction rather than outward beyond the atmosphere

S

starward

vsskyward

8.5

Something that points toward the stars or outer space

is meant for nearer upper air direction rather than toward distant suns

M

moonward

vsskyward

6.7

Toward the Moon

is a general direction toward the upper air, not aimed at that satellite

Antonyms

D

downward

51 1.0

Toward a lower place or level

How Upward

aloft

14 5.0

skyward

1 3.2

upward

74 1.3

horizontally

25 3.2

downward

51 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology