UPTICK Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

uptick

noun

ˈəp-ˌtik

Definition of uptick

as in increase

something added (as by growth) an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year

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Recent Examples of uptick As people resumed gatherings and eased up on measures including masking and social distancing, the county saw upticks in flu cases in 2024 and 2025. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Blumberg said he's seen the uptick firsthand and noted that the illness is mostly impacting kids born after 2009. — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 That slight uptick would mark the third consecutive year of relatively flat pricing after large increases and then declines during the pandemic. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Similar to Fulton, safety Jaden Hicks saw an uptick in time due to injury, playing 100% of the defensive snaps with Chamarri Conner out of the lineup for the first three games. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uptick

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Related Articles After three straight years of organic sales losses, the company returned to the right side of the balance sheet, reporting increases in both net sales and profitability and clearly signaling a turning of the tides.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
India accounted for more than half of the increase in the region’s rights fees since 2021, and 64% of all fees is now concentrated in the 12 most valuable rights packages.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of increase

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Confidence has been given a boost as reports said exports from the Middle East – excluding Iran – were pushing back towards pre-war levels.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Illinois offers a 35 percent credit for qualified in-state production spending, plus an additional 5 percent on resident wages outside the Chicago area (Wood River qualifies for that boost) and a further 5 percent for certified green productions.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of boost

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Those gains gave the rebels better surveillance of shipping on a corridor that’s a crucial alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has been attacking ships.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Those gains gave the rebels better surveillance of shipping on a corridor that is a crucial alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has been attacking ships.

— Samy Magdy, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of gain

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In 2021, Estate Yountville was purchased by Boardwalk Investments Yountville, LLC, and revamped with interior and exterior updates, including the addition of century-old olive trees.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Having just worked together on Taylor’s Patient Zero music video, perhaps the vampish Dakota’s influence is behind the addition of leather and lace to Swift’s after-dark oufits?

— Olivia Allen, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of addition

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Social media and the rise of influencers transformed the streets outside the shows into a stage of their own.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
The rise in streaming coupled with a desire to push boundaries has seen the nation shift from a more passive importer of formats to one that is setting its agenda on a global stage.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

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