upwards of

adverb

variants or less commonly upward of

: more than : in excess of

They cost upwards of $250.

Examples of upwards of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dorsey uses solid gold (as well as sterling silver), meaning its pieces are not classified as demi-fine, but a Dorsey diamond tennis necklace will set you back up to $20,000, rather than upwards of $30,000 to $40,000 for a natural diamond version. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Standing 13-feet-tall at the hip and measuring upwards of 43-feet-long, the Late Cretaceous hunter weighed as much as 19,500 pounds. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

The upholstery has upwards of 40 options, from checkered to boucle to velvet. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

His website reportedly charged upwards of $50,000 for a banner ad on blog’s landing page in 2007, and traffic ballooned from there. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for upwards of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove

Kids Definition

upwards of

adverb

variants also upward of

: more than

upwards of half a million people