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Synonyms for aerial
ˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl; ˈɛər i əlaeri·al

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. aerialadjective

    of, in, or from the air; atmospheric

    The aerial photographs clearly showed the damage caused by the storm.

    Synonyms:
    antenna

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. aerial

    Aerial and airy both signify of or belonging to the air, but airy also describes that which seems as if made of air; we speak of airy shapes, airy nothings, where we could not well say aerial; ethereal describes its object as belonging to the upper air, the pure ether, and so, often, heavenly. Sprightly, spiritlike, refers to light, free, cheerful activity of mind and body. That which is lively or animated may be agreeable or the reverse; as, an animated discussion; a lively company.

    Synonyms:
    airy, animated, ethereal, fairylike, frolicsome, gay, joyous, light, lively, sprightly

    Antonyms:
    clumsy, dull, heavy, inert, ponderous, slow, sluggish, stony, wooden

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. forward pass, aerialnoun

    a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

    Synonyms:
    antenna, transmitting aerial, forward pass

    Antonyms:
    real, substantial, material

  2. antenna, aerial, transmitting aerialadjective

    an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

    Synonyms:
    antenna, transmitting aerial, forward pass, feeler

    Antonyms:
    material, real, substantial

  3. aerialadjective

    existing or living or growing or operating in the air

    "aerial roots of a philodendron"; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars"

    Synonyms:
    aery, aeriform, airy, ethereal

    Antonyms:
    real, material, substantial

  4. aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, etherealadjective

    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

    "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"

    Synonyms:
    celestial, supernal, aery, aeriform, windy, ethereal, airy, airlike, impractical, visionary, gossamer, aired

    Antonyms:
    real, substantial, material

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. aerialadjective

    Synonyms:
    atmospheric

  2. aerialadjective

    Synonyms:
    aeriform, gaseous, vaporous, ethereal, airy, empyreal, light

  3. aerialadjective

    Synonyms:
    high, lofty

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. aërialadjective

    Synonyms:
    atmospheric, aëriform, vaporous, ethereal, empyreal, empyrean

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How to use aerial in a sentence?

  1. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu:

    It will be ready to destroy any aerial target posing a potential danger to our aircraft.

  2. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop:

    The aerial reconnaissance flights confirmed significant damage in the southern islands, particularly Tanna island, where it appears that more than 80 percent of houses and buildings have been partially or completely destroyed.

  3. Collin Koh:

    In the past and till recently, the Chinese military had challenged foreign military aerial activities in the international airspace in such manner as though it’s national airspace.

  4. Adam Schiff:

    We should approach these questions without preconceptions to encourage a thorough, systematized analysis of the potential national security and flight safety risks posed by unidentified aerial phenomena, whether they are the result of a foreign adversary, atmospheric or other aerial phenomena, space debris, or something else entirely.

  5. Darrell Issa:

    It is to this day the most unique US-Soviet aerial combat dogfight in the history of the Cold War, the heroism and valor he demonstrated for 35 harrowing minutes 70 years ago in the skies over the North Pacific and the coast of North Korea saved the lives of his fellow pilots, shipmates, and crew. His story is one for the ages, but is now being fully told.


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