Antonyms for ceiling
ˈsi lɪŋceil·ing

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. ceilingnoun

   Antonyms:
   floor

2. ceilingnoun

   the dining room had an ornate ceiling

   Antonyms:
   floor

3. ceilingnoun

   price ceilings

   Antonyms:
   floor

4. ceilingnoun

   Antonyms:
   floor

5. ceilingnoun

   the ceiling of 4.5 is 5, the ceiling of -4.5 is -4

   Antonyms:
   floor

Matched Categories

1. • Altitude
   • Control
   • Meteorology
   • Upper Surface

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ceilingnoun

   the overhead upper surface of a covered space

   "he hated painting the ceiling"

   Synonyms:
   cap, roof

2. ceilingnoun

   (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds

   Synonyms:
   cap, roof

3. ceiling, roof, capnoun

   an upper limit on what is allowed

   "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"

   Synonyms:
   detonating device, crownwork, chapiter, roof, crown, detonator, capital, cap, pileus, hood, jacket, jacket crown

4. ceilingnoun

   maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)

   Synonyms:
   cap, roof

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deck

   a space that you relax on

   Submitted by anonymous on November 19, 2019  

How to use ceiling in a sentence?

1. Brian Fitzpatrick:

   But we have to … keep working because the worst thing that could happen is we get to a point this summer where, suddenly, we can’t raise the debt ceiling, and the full faith and credit of the United States is at risk, and we don’t pay our debts. That’s unacceptable.

2. Garret Graves:

   I think there’s one absolute: We’re not going to do a clean debt ceiling.

3. Libby Houston:

   We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

4. Julie Linton:

   There certainly need to be conditions that do not include lying on a mat with a Mylar blanket on a floor that is cold, and cage-like fencing that extends to the ceiling, we absolutely need pediatric health experts at the border.

5. Barbara Mikulski:

   I'm ready for Hillary. And America is ready for Hillary. She is going to break that glass ceiling once and for all, when we put Hillary in the Oval Office, she will make history and change history. She will take our hopes and dreams with her.

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