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. Nick Cannon:

   People keep asking me how I'm doing. I say,' I'm vertical, I'm standing and you know that's a good start,' yesterday, it was a little easier than today because yesterday I was so laser-focused and even numb.

2. Mike Senerchia:

   We pursue the impossible, climb unclimbed mountains, ski near vertical slopes, ride the most difficult and dangerous rapids , constantly challenging the forces of nature . We Are The Warriors .

3. Bolivian Mirtha Munoz:

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

4. Daniel Cohan:

   We were fortunate there were good winds and vertical mixing that allowed the plume to rise and disperse more readily.

5. 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.