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adjective

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1 being at a higher level than average

the level of the lake is up this spring

Synonyms of up

elevated, escalated, heightened, high, increased, jacked (up), raised

Words Related to up

extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, sky-high, utmost

inflated, over, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overlarge, overloaded, oversize (or oversized)

Near Antonyms of up

decreased, depressed, dropped, knockdown [chiefly British], receded, under

Antonyms of up

down, low

2 brought or having come to an end

okay, time is up

Synonyms of up

complete, completed, concluded, done, down, ended, finished, over, over with, terminated, through

Words Related to up

accomplished, achieved, attained, compassed, realized

dead, defunct, extinct, kaput (also kaputt), obsolete

expired

Phrases Synonymous with up

out of hand, out of the way

Antonyms of up

continuing, incomplete, ongoing, uncompleted, undone, unfinished

3 having information especially as a result of study or experience

she's always up on the latest developments in fashion

Synonyms of up

abreast, acquainted, au courant, conversant, familiar, informed, knowledgeable, up-to-date, versed, well-informed

Words Related to up

alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, heedful, mindful, sensible, sentient

Phrases Synonymous with up

at home, in the know

Near Antonyms of up

insensible, unaware, unconscious, unmindful

blind, oblivious, unknowing, unwitting

inattentive, unheeding

Antonyms of up

ignorant, unacquainted, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowledgeable

up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of up

1 to make greater in size, amount, or number

climbing fuel prices have forced the delivery company to up its prices

Synonyms of up

accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, stoke, supersize, swell

Words Related to up

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up)

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

maximize

accumulate, amass, collect

follow up, parlay

Near Antonyms of up

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, contract

cut back, retrench

Antonyms of up

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

2 to move from a lower to a higher place or position

upped the catboat's sail

Synonyms of up

boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, raise, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise

Words Related to up

ascend, mount, rise

rear, upend

Near Antonyms of up

descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip

bear, depress, press, push

sink, submerge

Antonyms of up

drop, lower

3 to move or extend upward

the road constantly ups and downs as it makes its way over the hills

Synonyms of up

arise, ascend, aspire, climb, lift, mount, rise, soar, thrust, uprear, uprise, upthrust, upturn

Words Related to up

surge, tower

boost, elevate, raise, upheave, uplift, upraise

balloon, blast off, take off, zoom

crest, scale, surmount, top

cant, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip

Near Antonyms of up

dive, nose-dive, plummet, sink, slide

Antonyms of up

decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge

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