Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
2. In the upper parts; above.
3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
4. (obsolete) The upper part; the top.
5. Directed toward a higher place.

Example Sentences

We ran upward.

Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking upward, we speak and prevail.

If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.

Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, / And downward fish.

From twenty years old and upward.

From the extremest upward of thy head.

with upward eye; with upward course

[…] economists should focus on efficiency and leave equity to others, to politicians or administrators. But the others regularly fail to materialize, so that when efficiency comes with upward redistribution—frequently though not inevitably—our recommendations become little more than a license for plunder.

Word Forms

• more upward
• most upward

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When Should You Use Upward?

Use upward when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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