Synonyms for vertical
ˈvɜr tɪ kəlver·ti·cal

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1. verticalnoun

   Antonyms:
   horizontal

2. verticalnoun

   along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the Earth

   Antonyms:
   horizontal

3. verticalnoun

   In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.

   Antonyms:
   horizontal

4. verticaladjective

   Of or pertaining to vertical markets.

   Antonyms:
   horizontal

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1. vertical

   Synonyms:
   perpendicular, upright

   Antonyms:
   inclined, sloped, scarped

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1. verticalnoun

   something that is oriented vertically

   Synonyms:
   upright

   Antonyms:
   low-pitched, crosswise, level, slanted, atilt, sloped, nonhierarchic, aslope, skew, slanting, horizontal, tilted, high-pitched, sloping, sidelong, salient(ip), canted, skewed, monoclinal, aslant, swimming, leaning, tipped, nonhierarchical, naiant, diagonal, flat, pitched, inclined

2. upright, verticaladjective

   a vertical structural member as a post or stake

   "the ball sailed between the uprights"

   Synonyms:
   upright piano, upright

   Antonyms:
   inclined, pitched, canted, diagonal, leaning, flat, slanted, tilted, atilt, naiant, sloped, skew, nonhierarchic, crosswise, sloping, tipped, salient(ip), horizontal, high-pitched, nonhierarchical, sidelong, slanting, monoclinal, aslant, low-pitched, swimming, aslope, skewed, level

3. vertical, perpendicularadjective

   at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

   "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"

   Synonyms:
   erect, upright, perpendicular

   Antonyms:
   nonhierarchical, sloped, swimming, slanting, skewed, crosswise, tipped, aslant, slanted, naiant, nonhierarchic, sidelong, sloping, flat, diagonal, aslope, skew, pitched, canted, high-pitched, horizontal, inclined, salient(ip), leaning, atilt, low-pitched, tilted, level, monoclinal

4. verticaladjective

   relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

   Synonyms:
   erect, upright, perpendicular

   Antonyms:
   skewed, slanted, slanting, diagonal, inclined, horizontal, sloped, aslant, swimming, nonhierarchic, level, sidelong, pitched, naiant, salient(ip), high-pitched, tipped, canted, low-pitched, sloping, skew, aslope, flat, tilted, leaning, atilt, nonhierarchical, monoclinal, crosswise

5. erect, vertical, uprightadjective

   upright in position or posture

   "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

   Synonyms:
   just, upright, good, perpendicular, erect, tumid, unsloped

   Antonyms:
   inclined, sloped, skewed, tipped, tilted, aslope, slanting, skew, diagonal, sloping, low-pitched, flat, horizontal, pitched, swimming, naiant, level, canted, slanted, leaning, crosswise, salient(ip), atilt, nonhierarchic, sidelong, nonhierarchical, high-pitched, aslant, monoclinal

6. verticaladjective

   of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)

   "vertical social mobility"

   Synonyms:
   erect, upright, perpendicular

   Antonyms:
   atilt, inclined, skewed, aslant, salient(ip), tipped, tilted, swimming, sloping, skew, sloped, monoclinal, flat, high-pitched, low-pitched, crosswise, pitched, leaning, horizontal, nonhierarchic, aslope, slanted, naiant, level, slanting, sidelong, nonhierarchical, diagonal, canted

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1. • Orientation

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1. verticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   perpendicular (to the horizon), upright, plumb

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1. verticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   upright, perpendicular, plumb

   Antonyms:
   horizontal, flat, level

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1. List of paraphrases for "vertical":

   vertically, riser, upright, portrait, verticals, top-down, longitudinal, risers

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1. Emily Harrington:

   The chimney had the same angle for three hundred and sixty meters. It was almost vertical, so when you fell, you fell hard into the wall. So it's something different [... ] I had to get used to the falling to just keep this out of my mind. Like to not be scared to fall.

2. Sylvestre Lacour:

   Our analysis showed that HR 8799e has an atmosphere containing far more carbon monoxide than methane -- something not expected from equilibrium chemistry, we can best explain this surprising result with high vertical winds within the atmosphere preventing the carbon monoxide from reacting with hydrogen to form methane.

3. Abishur Prakash:

   The pursuit of self-reliance, a catalyst of vertical globalization, will accelerate in 2023, affecting every aspect of technology, automakers in China are buying their own ships to export their cars to the world.

4. Phil Klotzbach:

   Vertical wind shear is extremely critical for hurricanes in the Atlantic, strong vertical wind shear, the change in wind direction with height, tears apart hurricanes and disrupts their intensification.

5. Robert McKeeman:

   We have real-time communication through GPS, so the police stations know where the officer is at all times, if he goes off on a chase, they know where he is. If he goes completely out of contact, they know where he is. They can even determine if he is lying horizontal instead of vertical and issue an emergency response.