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. Tom Learmouth:

   The upward revision to Q1 GDP displayed in the revised estimate is cold comfort given that output is plummeting this quarter.

2. Jiayi Xu:

   While our 2023 forecast anticipates ongoing inflation causing upward pressure on rates, recent favorable data has helped to pull mortgage rates down, as the economy weathers the easing in inflation, mortgage rates may continue to fluctuate in the short term, within the 6% to 7% range that we have seen over the past five months.

3. Jack Allen:

   July's rise in industrial production merely offset the declines in the previous two months, so is not the beginning of a stronger upward trend in the sector, the survey evidence points to fairly sluggish growth over the rest of the year.

4. Richard Curtin:

   Strong job growth will continue to put upward pressures on wages, resulting in higher income and more secure jobs, this strength will then act to expand consumer demand and motivate another cycle of price and wage increases.

5. Zhou Lin:

   After rebounding over 20 percent from its bottom, you need fresh capital to maintain the upward momentum (in Chinese stocks), but recent government measures to deleverage have sparked fears, in addition, I don't see signs that the economy has bottomed out.