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Downriver

Closer to the mouth of a river

📖 Definitions of "Downriver"

adjective

adverb

1
Travelling in the direction of the river current.
"It is easier to paddle downriver."

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
downstreamverb	Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
upstreamverb	In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.
upriver	Towards the source of a river.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
downstreamverb	Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
downwind	in the same direction as the wind is blowing
down-river	Alternative form of downriver. [Closer to the mouth of a river]
upriver	Towards the source of a river.
downcanyonnoun	Travelling in the direction of the canyon slope.
riversidenoun	A bank or side of a river.
proximalnoun	(anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
upstream	In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.
oceanward	Facing or leading toward the ocean.
closer	Within a shorter distance.
downboundnoun	Moving in a direction that is considered down, such as downstream or to a lower level.
upstreamward	In an upstream direction.
streamsidenoun	The land bordering a stream.
lower	Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
parafluvial	Describing the area next to a river
upcanyonnoun	Closer to the top of a canyon
upstreamwards	In an upstream direction.
inlyingnoun	Located further in (especially from a coast).
transfluvial	Across a river.
interfluvial	Between rivers or streams.