SKIES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

skies

noun

plural of sky

as in heavens

the expanse of air surrounding the earth the sky usually looks deep blue on a bright clear day

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as in blisses

a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death a belief that warriors felled in battle will be raised to the sky

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Recent Examples of skies Overcast skies hung low over a nearby hillside in full autumn color. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Temperatures will peak around 81 degrees and skies will be sunny, according to NWS Melbourne. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 But instead of bringing unsettled weather, the offshore storm helped produce cloud-free skies from Maine to Florida. — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 With clear skies tonight, temperatures will fall into the lower to middle 40s. — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The skies over England were bright with auroras on October 18, 1848, as the Sun was entering a more active phase in its solar cycle. — Mike McRae 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 Saturday should be a pleasant, though cool, mid-October day, with clear skies, light winds and highs in the upper 50s to low 60s, the weather service said. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Russian drones swarmed Ukraine on Wednesday, and more than 850 had filled the skies over Ukraine since early Thursday, Zelenskyy said. — Abigail Williams, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 If a launch occurs around dusk or dawn, sunlight hits this flowing plume of frozen gases while the ground and skies remain mostly dark, resulting in a uniquely spectacular (albeit, unusual) view. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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heavens

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This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
And thanks to Tucson’s extraordinarily dark heavens, the Sonoran skyscape takes center stage with Peace Among the Stars.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

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