📖 Definitions of "Upwards"
adverb
- 1
Towards a higher place; towards what is above.
- 2
To a higher figure or amount.
- 3
Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
- 4
Backwards in time, into the past.
🔄 Synonyms of "Upwards"
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↔️ Antonyms of "Upwards"
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| 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 |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Upwards"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| upnoun | Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. |
| risingnoun | The act of something that rises. |
| upsidenoun | The highest or uppermost side or portion of something. |
| topnoun | The highest or uppermost part of something. |
| abovenoun | Directly overhead; vertically on top of. |
| increasenoun | (intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten. |
| forwardverb | (not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something. |
| onwards | Onward. |
| plusnoun | A positive quantity. |
| morenoun | To a greater degree or extent. |
| upstairsnoun | Located on a higher floor or level of a building. |
| bullish | Optimistic, confident; overly or foolishly optimistic or hopeful. |
| upstreamverb | In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver. |
| arriba | (Spanish for "up") a Spanish daily newspaper published in Madrid between 1935 and 1979. |
| increasesnoun | (intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten. |
| risesverb | (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. |
| skyward | At or toward the sky. |
| skywards | In the direction of the sky; upwards. |
| aloft | At, to, or in the air or sky. |
| ascendingnoun | Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence) |
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