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- [skahy-werd]
- /ˈskaɪ wərd/
- /ˈskaɪ.wəd/
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- [skahy-werd]
- /ˈskaɪ wərd/
Definitions of skyward word
- adverb skyward Also, skywards. toward the sky. 1
- adjective skyward directed toward the sky. 1
- adjective skyward up into the air 1
- adverb skyward If you look skyward or skywards, you look up towards the sky. 0
- adjective skyward directed or moving towards the sky 0
- adverb skyward towards the sky 0
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Origin of skyward
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; sky + -ward
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Parts of speech for Skyward
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skyward popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for skyward
adv skyward
- antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
prep skyward
- heavenward — Also, heavenwards. toward heaven.
adj skyward
- high-rise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- highrise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- lofty — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
adjective skyward
- above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
- acclivous — Sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
- aloft — Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground.
- anabatic — (of air currents) rising upwards, esp up slopes
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
Antonyms for skyward
preposition skyward
- continuing — not ended; ongoing
- current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
- down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
adverb skyward
- downward — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
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