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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream.
He took an upbound escalator.
The ore boat sailed upbound through the locks last week.
Use upbound when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Upbound means Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream.
Common synonyms include up.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He took an upbound escalator.
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