Antonyms 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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. vertical

   Antonyms:
   inclined, sloped, scarped

   Synonyms:
   perpendicular, upright

Matched Categories

1. • Orientation

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these antonyms:

1. verticalnoun

   something that is oriented vertically

   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

   Synonyms:
   upright

2. upright, verticaladjective

   a vertical structural member as a post or stake

   "the ball sailed between the uprights"

   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

   Synonyms:
   upright piano, upright

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"

   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

   Synonyms:
   erect, upright, perpendicular

4. verticaladjective

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

   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

   Synonyms:
   erect, upright, perpendicular

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"

   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

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

6. verticaladjective

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

   "vertical social mobility"

   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

   Synonyms:
   erect, upright, perpendicular

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. verticaladjective

   Antonyms:
   horizontal, flat, level

   Synonyms:
   upright, perpendicular, plumb

How to use vertical in a sentence?

1. Phil Klotzbach:

   The models are generally forecasting a more conducive pattern for the Atlantic by the time that we get to the middle of August, air is forecast to more consistently rise over Africa and sink over the tropical Pacific. This pattern should result in reduced vertical wind shear.

2. Duncan Haldane:

   We don’t quite reach the galago’s performance, but SALTO has 56 percent more vertical jumping agility than any other untethered robot.

3. Rich Greenfield:

   No one was shooting vertical video before Evan Spiegel, no one was making Stories [ photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours ], no one was visually communicating, evan Spiegel has done an incredible job [ innovating ].

4. William Schaffner:

   You can be vertical and feel 100 % or virtually 100 % and going about your daily business and unaware that you're infected and perfectly capable transmitting the virus.

5. Architect Gary Beyerl:

   By extending the plant zone up the vertical surfaces of an urban space, you can make a lot of visual greenery work to your advantage, i’ve got a verdant environment even though it’s tiny.

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