ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Upward

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈʌpwɚd/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Upward is an adverb meaning In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.

Meaning

In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.

More Meanings

  1. In the upper parts; above.
  2. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
  3. Directed toward a higher place.
  4. (obsolete) The upper part; the top.

Example Sentences

We ran upward.
From twenty years old and upward.
with upward eye; with upward course
From the extremest upward of thy head.

Synonyms for upward

Depending on context, synonyms include cloudwards, up, upwards, cloudward, upwardly.

Antonyms for upward

Common opposites include down, downwards, downward, downwardly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ascending, up, ascendant, rising, upside, top.

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