uptown

1 of 2

adjective

up·​town ˈəp-ˈtau̇n 

1

: of or relating to uptown

an uptown restaurant

2

: fashionably upscale

an uptown dress

uptown adverb

uptown

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noun

up·​town ˈəp-ˌtau̇n 

: the upper part of a city or town

also : the residential district of a city or town

Examples of uptown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The uptown location has a drive thru and indoor dining area, while the Melrose location aptly features a walk-up window. —Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 16 Oct. 2025

The city’s fashion language was built on individuality: from uptown sneaker culture to downtown leather jackets, each borough carved its own chapter into global style. —Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025

Noun

On the second-to-last night of the Democratic National Convention, for which Charlotte’s uptown arena served as main host, Clinton gave a pitch-perfect, point-by-point argument for Obama’s re-election that ran nearly 50 minutes and kept the convention hall buzzing for much longer after that. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025

But those were what people would call serious uptown problems. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uptown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown

Kids Definition

uptown

adverb

up·​town

ˈəp-ˈtau̇n

: toward, to, or in the upper part of a town

took the bus uptown

uptown adjective