Synonyms for upward
ˈʌp wərdup·ward

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1. upwardadjective

   directed up

   "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"

   Synonyms:
   upward(a), up(a)

   Antonyms:
   down, descending(a), downward, downwardly, downwards

2. up(a), upward(a)adverb

   extending or moving toward a higher place

   "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

   Antonyms:
   down, descending(a), downward, downwards, downwardly

3. up, upwards, upward, upwardlyadverb

   spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

   "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"

   Synonyms:
   up, upwardly, upwards

   Antonyms:
   down, descending(a), downward, downwards, downwardly

4. up, upwards, upwardadverb

   to a later time

   "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

   Synonyms:
   up, upwardly, upwards

   Antonyms:
   down, descending(a), downwardly, downwards, downward

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1. upwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   ascending, uphill

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1. upwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   ascending, acclivous (sloping upward)

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1. List of paraphrases for "upward":

   bottom-up, upwards, up, upside, upstream, ascendant, rising, upshift, bullish, increasing

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1. Credit Suisse:

   Unless euro area economic data post consistent upside surprises in coming months, it is hard to get excited about the idea of persistently rising euro area rates, and by extension a strong upward trend in euro/dollar.

2. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Traders fraternity, keep on selling shares if you want to survive in stock market and don't buy any shares until 1st Nov 2022. Any sudden Upward move is an opportunity to offload your shares from the portfolio and book profit

3. Christine Lagarde:

   Once the impact of the pandemic fades, a recovery in demand, supported by accommodative fiscal and monetary policies, will put upward pressure on inflation over the medium term.

4. Chief Executive Michael O'Leary:

   Frankly, if we are in a period where there are going to be attritional fare wars... profits will suffer for a year or two and I think that is what shareholders should expect, however it is clear in my mind that within the next four of five years we will see the emergence of four or five large European airline groups... with much more capacity discipline ...and some upward pressure on pricing.

5. Commissioner Nigro:

   Smoke and heat travel upward, that we know -- that's what happened here, it was a very difficult job for our members. Their air tanks contained certain amount of air -- they ran out of air -- many of our members -- and they continued working to try to get as many people out as they could.