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- [uhp-werd]
- /ˈʌp wərd/
- /ˈʌpwəd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp-werd]
- /ˈʌp wərd/
Definitions of upward word
- adverb upward toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward. 1
- adverb upward toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.: His employer wishes to move him upward in the company. 1
- adverb upward to a greater degree; more: fourscore and upward. 1
- adverb upward toward a large city, the source or origin of a stream, or the interior of a country or region: They followed the Thames River upward from the North Sea to London. 1
- adverb upward in the upper parts; above. 1
- adjective upward moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position. 1
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Origin of upward
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English upweard (cognate with Dutch opwaart). See up-, -ward
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Parts of speech for Upward
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
upward popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
upward usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for upward
adj upward
- bolt upright — If someone is sitting or standing bolt upright, they are sitting or standing very straight.
prep upward
- heavenward — Also, heavenwards. toward heaven.
adverb upward
- aloft — Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground.
- greater — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- higher — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- lofty — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
adjective upward
- anabatic — (of air currents) rising upwards, esp up slopes
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
- ascensional — (astronomy) Relating to ascension.
- ascensive — having the propensity to move in an upwards direction
Antonyms for upward
adjective upward
- descending — When a group of things is listed or arranged in descending order, each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it.
- downward — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
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