UPTURN Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈəp-ˌtərn

Definition of upturn

as in to rise

to move or extend upward at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you

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upturn

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noun

as in upswing

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Recent Examples of upturn

Verb

Queen Macbeth offered the chance to upturn the potent myth in Shakespeare’s play. — Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026 And that means that vibe coding — as with any technology that suddenly shifts a good from scarcity to plenty — has the potential to upturn much of the core calculus, thinking and economics that underpin how and what companies currently do and build. — Gina Chua, semafor.com, 5 June 2025

Noun

This resulted in nothing more than an asset swap between the commercial banks and the BOJ, with no upturn in money growth. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 After an upturn in his goalscoring form for Barca at the beginning of 2023-24, the team started calling him ‘El Tiburon’. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for upturn

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Those challenges become tomorrow’s workforce shortages, rising health care costs, and lost economic potential.

— Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
It is inspired by the true story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of rise

Noun

That upswing in pipeline plays received a potential boost Wednesday with the Senate introduction of a bipartisan, infrastructure permitting reform bill that could gain legislative momentum before the end of the year.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
In many ways, the doubts about the future of the Olympic movement come at a time when the United States should be preparing for an upswing in participation with the LA Olympics less than two years away.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of upswing

Verb

The cost of building a turbine has climbed between 30% to 40% since 2020, largely because of the price of raw materials.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Weekends are for competing and the beach, for spending time with friends and climbing through brief windows of freedom in a life otherwise built on routine.

— Bella Armstrong, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of climb

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The Athletic has spoken to dozens of sources inside English academies and at player agencies to find out what is happening in academy recruitment and why there has been such an upsurge in players moving between big clubs.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Surge in departures The reason for the sudden upsurge remains unclear.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of upsurge

Verb

That’s an improbable description for a longtime Wall Street exec — even more so for one who has spent 26 years climbing the ranks of Goldman Sachs, and who may soon ascend to the CEO job at the storied investment bank.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Rookie catcher Carter Jensen began to ascend behind the plate and Jac Caglianone tapped into his immense power.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of ascend

Noun

This is the main thrust of Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother — when the rightful aim of that threefold devotion is gone, what fills the void?

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
SpaceX’s Falcon user guide says the first-stage thrust-vector control system draws from its high-pressure kerosene system instead of carrying a separate supply of hydraulic fluid.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of thrust

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Voices, voices, voices, chirping, screeching, rising high to a crescendo, dipping low for a moment, then soaring straight up again.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The incomplete updates leave the city’s taxpayers with less information than promised on matters such as who is winning business — and the attendant jobs and profits — from contracts that soared to $687 million in value last year.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of soar

Noun

Drawing on home movies, street-protest footage, newspapers, sketches, photographs, and recorded voices, Ahangarani intertwines her life story with more than four decades of political upheaval.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
At a time of massive industry upheaval, most observers believe that the company will have to lay off droves of workers to bring its costs down.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

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