sky-scraping
Reaching great heights
Sky-scraping describes something that reaches toward or seems to touch the sky—typically buildings of extreme height: the sky-scraping towers of Manhattan, a sky-scraping new headquarters.
The term emphasizes dramatic verticality, often with a sense of ambition or audacity.
It functions as the adjectival form of skyscraper.
Tall slender edifice
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- spireTapering architectural peak
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
penthouse · observation deck · elevator · steel frame · glass facade · skyline · vertical · stories
Of imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- vertiginousInducing a spinning sensation
- dizzyingCausing spatial disorientation
stratospheric · elevated · aerial · breathtaking · panoramic · summit · apex · zenith
Seeking to achieve
- reachingExtending toward something
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- dreamingMental imagery during slumber
visionary · audacious · limitless · boundless · unprecedented · monumental · grandiose · epic
Unreasonably high, as costs
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
- steepRising at sharp angle
- prohibitivePreventing through excess
- premiumAdded cost for better
luxury · exclusive · elite · billionaire · penthouse · real estate · property · valuation
tower
Tall slender edifice
rooftop · penthouse · observation deck · elevator · steel frame · glass facade · skyline · vertical · stories · floors
towering
Of imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- vertiginousInducing a spinning sensation
dizzying · stratospheric · elevated · aerial · breathtaking · panoramic · summit · apex · zenith · altitude
aspiring
Seeking to achieve
- reachingExtending toward something
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
dreaming · visionary · audacious · limitless · boundless · unprecedented · monumental · grandiose · epic · legendary
exorbitant
Unreasonably high, as costs
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
- steepRising at sharp angle
- prohibitivePreventing through excess
premium · luxury · exclusive · elite · billionaire · penthouse · real estate · property · valuation · investment
sky-scrapinglow-lying
Near the ground
ground-level · squat · low-slung · flat · low-rise
sky-scrapinglow-rise
Few floors only
diminutive · modest · humble · unimposing · sprawling
sky-scrapingmodest
Lacking in pretension
humble · unambitious · limited · grounded · down-to-earth
scraper, skyscraper, scrape, scraped, scrapes, scraping, scrapers