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. David McCarthy:

   I was standing at an angle from the building and I could see the texture of the stucco on the front of the building, you could see the vertical wooden supports through the stucco and I looked at the picture and they were in the exactly the same place. I was amazed. That clinched it.

2. Elaine Luria:

   There's not a vertical chain of command structure.

3. Makan Delrahim:

   I understand that some journalists and observers have recently expressed concern that the antitrust division no longer believes that vertical mergers can be efficient and beneficial to competition and consumers.

4. This British daredevil:

   The Excalibur is a very unique climbing wall, instead of being vertical, it has a high-gradient overhand to it – the structure seems almost alien.

5. Bolivian Mirtha Munoz:

   It´s a vertical climb, you go up and up and there´s no rest.