skywards

In ascending direction

Skywards means toward the sky or in an upward direction: She gazed skywards at the passing clouds.

The word is interchangeable with skyward, though skywards is more common in British English.

The rocket shot skywards, He pointed skywards.

ascent

rise

Move to higher position

elevate · lift · float · levitate · mount · surge · uplift · upsurge · upthrust · tower

gaze

look

Direct one's gaze

  • glanceBrief, casual look
  • peerOne of similar standing
  • stareProlonged fixed gaze

watch · observe · crane · tilt · upturned · eyes · overhead · above · aloft · up

celestial

heavens

Celestial expanse overhead

sun · moon · cosmos · divine · ethereal · angelic · transcendent · sacred · spiritual · paradise

aspiration

dreams

Involuntary sleep visions

freedom · horizon · beyond · boundless · limitless · infinite · vastness · possibility · imagination · vision

Opposites
vertical direction

skywardsdownwards

Toward a lower level

earthwards · groundwards · earthward · down · downward

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G