skyward

Thân thiện

The child points skyward at the passing airplane.

Definition

1. Adverb:

   • In a direction toward the sky: Moving, pointing, or looking upward into the sky.

2. Adjective:

   • Directed toward the sky: Aimed or facing upward, into the heavens.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:

  • The rocket shot skyward with a deafening roar.
  • She pointed her camera skyward to photograph the birds.

• Adjective:

  • The building's skyward facade was covered in glass.
  • They admired the monument's skyward thrust.

Advanced Usage

• "skyward of": (Less common) To a position higher than something else.
  • The eagle soared skyward of the mountain peaks.

Variants and Related Words

• Skywards (Adverb): An alternative form of the adverb "skyward," meaning the same thing.
  • He gazed skywards, lost in thought.

Synonyms

• Upward: In a direction from lower to higher.
• Heavenward: Directed toward heaven or the sky (often with a poetic or spiritual connotation).

Antonyms

• Earthward: Toward the earth or ground.
• Downward: Moving or facing toward a lower place.

Related Phrases

• To cast one's eyes skyward: To look up at the sky.
  • She cast her eyes skyward, hoping for a break in the clouds.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. directed toward heaven or the sky
   • the soul in its heavenward flight

Adverb

1. toward the sky
   • look skywards!

Từ đồng nghĩa

• heavenward
• skywards