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🔄 Synonyms of "Up"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
risingnoun	The act of something that rises.
leadingnoun	Providing guidance or direction.
astir	Out of bed; up and about.
raised	(cooking) Leavened, especially with yeast.
sprouted	Having sprouts.
heavenward	Toward heaven.
skyward	At or toward the sky.
improving	That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
upbound	Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
upwards	Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
aweigh	Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
dormynoun	(slang) A dormitory.
dormienoun	(golf) In match play, leading the match by the same number of holes as remain to be played.
upwardly	Towards a higher level, position or status.
in the lead	having the leading position or higher score in a contest
risennoun	Having risen.
upfieldnoun	(sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field.
upwardnoun	In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
downverb	(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
downward	Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
downwards	Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
downwardly	In a downward direction

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

Word	Definition
upbound	Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
upwardly	Towards a higher level, position or status.
ascendingnoun	Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
upwardnoun	In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
upwards	Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
risingnoun	The act of something that rises.
astir	Out of bed; up and about.
ahead	At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
awakeverb	Not asleep; conscious.
improving	That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
prepared	(followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).
finished	Completed; concluded; done.
leadingnoun	Providing guidance or direction.
skyward	At or toward the sky.
functioningnoun	functional, working
heavenward	Toward heaven.
raised	(cooking) Leavened, especially with yeast.
dormynoun	(slang) A dormitory.
aweigh	Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
upfieldnoun	(sports) Away from the defending team's end of the playing field.

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