skyscraping
Reaching great heights
Skyscraping describes something that reaches toward or appears to touch the sky—extremely tall or high: skyscraping towers, skyscraping ambitions.
The word evokes the same vertical drama as skyscraper, applied as an adjective to buildings, mountains, prices, or anything that seems to stretch beyond normal limits.
Of imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- sky-highExtremely or excessively elevated
- elevatedRaised above usual level
colossal · monumental · immense · stratospheric · vertiginous · dizzying · ascending · looming
View of urban architecture
- metropolisLarge important city
- downtownCentral business district
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
density · CBD · development · real-estate · panorama · helipad · mixed-use
Reverse in progress
- spireTapering architectural peak
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- claddingOuter protective layer
- atriumRoofed central hall
fenestration · girder · truss · foundation · facade · load-bearing · podium · penthouse
Widely recognized, enduring
- ChryslerAmerican automobile manufacturer
- recognizableAble to be identified
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- observationAttentive watching or remark
towering
Of imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- sky-highExtremely or excessively elevated
elevated · colossal · monumental · immense · stratospheric · vertiginous · dizzying · ascending · looming · staggering
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- metropolisLarge important city
- downtownCentral business district
- high-riseMultistory tall building
megacity · density · CBD · development · real-estate · panorama · helipad · mixed-use
setback
Reverse in progress
- spireTapering architectural peak
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- claddingOuter protective layer
atrium · fenestration · girder · truss · foundation · facade · load-bearing · podium · penthouse · rooftop
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- ChryslerAmerican automobile manufacturer
- recognizableAble to be identified
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
skyscrapinglow-lying
Near the ground
ground-level · squat · low-slung · flat · subterranean
skyscrapingtiny
Extremely small in size
minuscule · puny · insignificant · modest · unimposing
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