Synonyms for upper
ˈʌp ərup·per

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1. upper berth, uppernoun

   the higher of two berths

   Synonyms:
   amphetamine, upper berth, pep pill, speed

   Antonyms:
   side(a), inferior, bottom(a), low

2. uppernoun

   piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot

   "Uppers come in many styles"

   Synonyms:
   amphetamine, upper berth, pep pill, speed

   Antonyms:
   inferior, low, bottom(a), side(a)

3. amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speedadjective

   a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

   Synonyms:
   speeding, swiftness, fastness, pep pill, speed, hurrying, upper berth, focal ratio, amphetamine, velocity, f number, stop number

   Antonyms:
   inferior, low, bottom(a), side(a)

4. upperadjective

   the topmost one of two

   Antonyms:
   low, inferior, bottom(a), side(a)

5. upperadjective

   higher in place or position

   "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"

   Antonyms:
   inferior, low, bottom(a), side(a)

6. upperadjective

   superior in rank or accomplishment

   "the upper half of the class"

   Antonyms:
   bottom(a), low, inferior, side(a)

Matched Categories

1. • Berth
   • Piece Of Leather

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1. uppernoun

   Synonyms:
   vamp (of a shoe)

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1. List of paraphrases for "upper":

   superior, higher, senior, high, top, supérieure, supreme, above, graduate, superiors, al-alawi, maximum, supérieur, best, tertiary, excess, upstream, uppermost, haute, upper-class, altitude

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1. Jerome Adams:

   We know that they are out there working hard with these millions upon millions of patient care encounters for upper respiratory infections to try to do the right thing. And so the tools are important but also the education is important, as I alluded to. But if we give doctors the tools and the education, we know that they’ll do the right thing.

2. Nancy Cantalupo:

   And that will give them a direct line into the administration — and the upper levels of the administration — in terms of communicating their concerns and their needs.

3. Stanton Glantz:

   Vaping affects your lungs at every level. It affects the immune function in your nasal cavity by affecting cilia which push foreign things out... [ T ] he ability of your upper airways to clear viruses is compromised.

4. Christopher Castro:

   Even a good monsoon will not alleviate much the large shortfalls in reservoir storage here in the Colorado River Basin, as stream flow is mostly dependent on winter snow pack in the upper portion of Colorado River Basin.

5. Greg Edgecombe:

   We didn’t know these animals had two sets of flaps (an upper one and a lower one) because the fossils we had were all so flattened.