UPWARDS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of upward

as in upper

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adverb

variants or upwards

as in skyward

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Adjective

Both Visa and Home Depot are strong, undervalued businesses whose Dividend Magnets are putting upward pressure on their lagging share prices. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Strong wind shear tilts the nascent storm, disrupts its core and interferes with the upward transport of heat and moisture that fuels tropical storms and hurricanes. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Adverb

The Social Security Administration takes your highest-earning 35 years of work and calculates your average monthly earnings from those years, adjusted upward for subsequent growth in average wages. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 Cases in California have also swung upward — with twice as many so far this year as in all of last year. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for upward

Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward

Adjective

To focus on your upper body, use a pull buoy between your legs while swimming laps.

— Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Democrats have the votes to block the measure in the upper chamber unless the GOP kills the filibuster.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026

Definition of upper

Adverb

Starting with a larger supply of radioactive elements, which decay and release heat into the surrounding rock, helped keep the mantle molten and the volcanic gases churning skyward.

— Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 21 July 2026
The heron dropped it to jab at it, presumably to kill it for good, then lifted her head up so her bill was pointing skyward, and down the hatch went the whole gopher.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 20 July 2026

Definition of skyward

Adjective

Carpenter beats new arrivals from Phoebe Bridgers, Sleaford Mods and Aldous Harding, Morrissey and even the Rolling Stones, which all start their time within the uppermost region.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The venue’s uppermost seats sit roughly 400 feet from the stage, and the surrounding residential neighborhoods make noise bleed a genuine concern.

— Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of uppermost

Adjective

The penthouses on the topmost 14th floor can be combined to form a seven-bedroom cluster occupying that entire floor for those looking to max out.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Both rugs are off-white, with the topmost rug boasting a fringe border and plush texture, making the seating area feel even more comfortable.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2026

Definition of topmost

Adjective

The technology used to establish factual decisions proved effective, notwithstanding the complaints from Croatia and Norway about whether the ball had indeed brushed a strand of hair against Portugal or hit an overhead cable against England.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Paul and Theory singled out Evans as Breakker opened up with an overhead suplex.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of overhead

Adjective

But Starbucks has a few months of soft openings under its belt to see how the uplifted stores are performing in Chicago, and Williams said the early returns are promising.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
For those weighed down by adult concerns, watching an episode leaves them feeling uplifted.

— Scot Paltrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

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