vertically
In upright orientation
Vertically means in an up-and-down direction, perpendicular to the ground or horizon: The rocket launched vertically.
It contrasts with horizontally.
In organizational contexts, vertically describes movement through hierarchical levels: The company is vertically integrated, meaning it controls multiple stages of production from raw materials to finished goods.
Vertical or morally sound
- erectVertical in position
- perpendicularAt right angles
- plumbExactly vertical or true
- straightNot curved or crooked
aligned · standing · upended · orthogonal · portrait · lengthwise · end-to-end · upstanding
Of imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- skywardToward the firmament
- ascendingMoving upward
- risingAct of ascending
climbing · elevated · lofty · tall · stacked · tiered · layered · multi-story
Arranged in stacked layers
- rankedAssigned relative position
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
top-down · organizational · structured · ordered · arranged · stacked · cascading · pyramidal
Falling steeply and fast
- descendingMoving downward
- droppingLetting something fall
- sinkingFalling through water
- plungingDescending steeply and quickly
diving · tumbling · cascading · downward · gravitating · freefalling · precipitating
upright
Vertical or morally sound
- erectVertical in position
- perpendicularAt right angles
- plumbExactly vertical or true
straight · aligned · standing · upended · orthogonal · portrait · lengthwise · end-to-end · upstanding
towering
Of imposing height
rising · climbing · elevated · lofty · tall · stacked · tiered · layered · multi-story · high-rise
stratified
Arranged in stacked layers
levels · top-down · organizational · structured · ordered · arranged · stacked · cascading · pyramidal
plummeting
Falling steeply and fast
- descendingMoving downward
- droppingLetting something fall
- sinkingFalling through water
plunging · diving · tumbling · cascading · downward · gravitating · freefalling · precipitating
sprouting
Seeds beginning growth
stretching · growing · extending · elongating · unfurling · vining · trellised · staking · training
- directional adverbshorizontally, diagonally, laterally, longitudinally, transversely
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- adverbs of direction/mannerforward, backward, sideways, upward, downward
- upward directionsup, upward, skyward, heavenward, aloft
verticallyhorizontally
Along a level plane
sideways · laterally · flatly · lengthwise · crosswise
- vertical videosRecordings taller than wide
- vertical takeoffAscent without forward motion
- vertical flightAscent or descent directly upward
- vertical lineStraight mark, floor to ceiling
- vertical leapMaximum upward jump distance
- vertical liftRaising something straight up