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. George Ball:

   If an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is somehow avoided, a short lived relief rally is likely, but there are still too many worries on the horizon for any type of longer lasting upward move higher in stocks.

2. Ken Polcari:

   I don't necessarily think the wage decline is such a big deal but what it does tell you is that there is certainly no upward pressure on wages and so therefore it just signals that slack in the labor market.

3. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   We have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society.

4. Mike Knopp:

   Aubrey loved the phrase 'onward and upward' and that epitomizes what has happened to Oklahoma City. Let's take time to reflect on how many lives he had affected, (This) is a special opportunity to recognize a special individual, a fallen athlete and someone who has made a tremendous impact on our city.

5. Thomas Huxley:

   It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodelling of the organism in adaptation to new conditions but it depends on the nature of those conditions whether the directions of the modifications effected shall be upward or downward.