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

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 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.

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

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

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. forward pass, aerialnoun

   a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

   Antonyms:
   real, substantial, material

   Synonyms:
   antenna, transmitting aerial, forward pass

2. antenna, aerial, transmitting aerialadjective

   an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

   Antonyms:
   material, real, substantial

   Synonyms:
   antenna, transmitting aerial, forward pass, feeler

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"

   Antonyms:
   real, material, substantial

   Synonyms:
   aery, aeriform, airy, ethereal

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"

   Antonyms:
   real, substantial, material

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

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1. aërialadjective

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

How to use aerial in a sentence?

1. President Mahamadou Issoufou:

   They envisaged using aerial firepower and they have for some weeks deliberately blocked (those military assets) in Niamey that I was pressing them to send to Diffa to the front for the struggle against Boko Haram.

2. Peter Fearnhead:

   Extensive measures to protect these animals include aerial surveillance, daily ranger patrols, and the integration of the most advanced technology to enable live-time tracking, with fewer than 5,500 black rhinos remaining in the wild, translocations to well-protected areas are essential for their long-term survival.

3. Brad Merriman:

   When it comes to videography, nothing beats having aerial footage, even if you have a jib crane, it's still not going to do what a drone does.

4. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   An aerial bomb on a maternity hospital is the conclusive evidence that what is happening is a genocide of Ukrainians.

5. Jennifer Jackson:

   The aerial survey was done on a huge scale and was very impressive, but its possible some of the carcasses got washed back out to sea in storms and simply werent counted. The 343 number was only ever a best estimate.

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