UP-AND-DOWN Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

up-and-down

adjective

Definition of up-and-down next

as in vertical

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Recent Examples of up-and-down Shift Towards Progress Goals, Not Outcomes Because of the up-and-down nature of the rehabilitation, along with the potential temporary decline in athletic skill, your child might look at their performance and see more negatives than positives. —

Jonathan Carone, Parents, 28 May 2026 The Winter Spring girls battled through the up-and-down emotions of having to deal with the death of teammate Kennedy Jackson, the starting first baseman as a freshman last year. —

Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026 Williams, who endured an up-and-down 2025 with the Yankees, pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his sixth save in seven opportunities. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 May 2026 The up-and-down off-season saga of whether Rodgers would re-sign in Pittsburgh despite Mike Tomlin's departure has reached its conclusion. —

Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for up-and-down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-and-down

vertical

Adjective

The car crashed into a fence, then smashed into the house’s front porch and came to rest in a vertical position on the steps, according to authorities and video from the scene.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Indoor skydiving involves lying prone in a vertical wind tunnel.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 8 June 2026