Synonyms for UP
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1. upadjective

   Of a person, informed about; abreast of; current.

   I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?

   Antonyms:
   down

2. upadjective

   The London train is on the up line.

   Antonyms:
   down

3. upverb

   Antonyms:
   down

4. upadjective

   To increase or raise.

   Up is a good way to go.

   Synonyms:
   turn up

   Antonyms:
   down

5. upadjective

   Louder.

   Turn the volume up.

   Antonyms:
   down

6. upadverb

   Higher in pitch.

   Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.

   Antonyms:
   down

7. upadjective

   Facing upwards; facing toward the top.

   Antonyms:
   down

8. upadjective

   Without the use of additional ice.

   Would you like that drink up or on ice?

   Antonyms:
   down

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1. upadjective

   being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

   "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

   Synonyms:
   astir(p), up(p), improving, upward(a), up(a)

   Antonyms:
   falling, asleep(p), downcast, nonfunctional, descending(a), downfield, unfinished, downbound, lowered, down, unprepared, behind(p), thrown, fallen, downward(ip), malfunctioning, set(p), weak, downward, downwardly, downwards

2. astir(p), up(p)adjective

   out of bed

   "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

   Antonyms:
   downcast, asleep(p), downbound, set(p), lowered, unprepared, fallen, weak, nonfunctional, downfield, down, behind(p), thrown, downward(ip), falling, malfunctioning, unfinished, descending(a), downwards, downward, downwardly

3. improving, upadjective

   getting higher or more vigorous

   "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

   Synonyms:
   up, astir(p), up(p), improving, upward(a), up(a)

   Antonyms:
   thrown, unprepared, downfield, lowered, downbound, unfinished, set(p), downward(ip), asleep(p), downcast, behind(p), weak, nonfunctional, malfunctioning, fallen, down, falling, descending(a), downwardly, downwards, downward

4. up(a), upward(a)adjective

   extending or moving toward a higher place

   "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

   Antonyms:
   descending(a), lowered, downfield, unprepared, downcast, falling, behind(p), unfinished, weak, fallen, thrown, downward(ip), downbound, malfunctioning, down, asleep(p), set(p), nonfunctional, downward, downwardly, downwards

5. up(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness

   "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game"

   Antonyms:
   falling, unfinished, downfield, descending(a), downward(ip), fallen, nonfunctional, downcast, thrown, unprepared, asleep(p), weak, set(p), lowered, malfunctioning, downbound, down, behind(p), downwardly, downwards, downward

6. upadjective

   open

   "the windows are up"

   Synonyms:
   astir(p), up(p), improving, upward(a), up(a)

   Antonyms:
   unfinished, downfield, malfunctioning, set(p), weak, descending(a), nonfunctional, asleep(p), lowered, down, behind(p), thrown, downcast, unprepared, downbound, fallen, falling, downward(ip), downwardly, downward, downwards

7. up(p)adjective

   (used of computers) operating properly

   "how soon will the computers be up?"

   Antonyms:
   down, downcast, asleep(p), descending(a), behind(p), nonfunctional, set(p), malfunctioning, unfinished, weak, lowered, downward(ip), falling, downfield, thrown, fallen, downbound, unprepared, downward, downwardly, downwards

8. up(p)verb

   used up

   "time is up"

   Antonyms:
   falling, malfunctioning, unprepared, down, set(p), unfinished, behind(p), downfield, asleep(p), lowered, fallen, thrown, downcast, weak, downward(ip), descending(a), downbound, nonfunctional, downwards, downwardly, downward

9. upadverb

   raise

   "up the ante"

   Antonyms:
   fallen, falling, weak, downfield, malfunctioning, downward(ip), downcast, asleep(p), down, unfinished, set(p), lowered, downbound, thrown, nonfunctional, unprepared, descending(a), behind(p), downwards, downward, downwardly

10. up, upwards, upward, upwardlyadverb

    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

    "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"

    Synonyms:
    up, upwardly, upward, upwards

    Antonyms:
    downfield, lowered, weak, behind(p), thrown, descending(a), nonfunctional, set(p), malfunctioning, downbound, falling, down, unfinished, fallen, downcast, asleep(p), unprepared, downward(ip), downward, downwardly, downwards

11. upadverb

    to a higher intensity

    "he turned up the volume"

    Synonyms:
    upwardly, upward, upwards

    Antonyms:
    malfunctioning, nonfunctional, downbound, behind(p), unprepared, weak, asleep(p), downfield, descending(a), downcast, unfinished, thrown, lowered, falling, down, set(p), downward(ip), fallen, downward, downwardly, downwards

12. upadverb

    nearer to the speaker

    "he walked up and grabbed my lapels"

    Synonyms:
    upwardly, upward, upwards

    Antonyms:
    downfield, weak, fallen, behind(p), downcast, lowered, descending(a), asleep(p), nonfunctional, downbound, unfinished, down, thrown, unprepared, malfunctioning, set(p), falling, downward(ip), downward, downwardly, downwards

13. upadverb

    to a more central or a more northerly place

    "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation"

    Synonyms:
    upwardly, upward, upwards

    Antonyms:
    malfunctioning, downcast, downward(ip), descending(a), downfield, fallen, downbound, set(p), unprepared, asleep(p), falling, lowered, unfinished, thrown, weak, behind(p), down, nonfunctional, downwards, downwardly, downward

14. up, upwards, upwardadverb

    to a later time

    "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

    Synonyms:
    up, upwardly, upward, upwards

    Antonyms:
    set(p), unprepared, nonfunctional, falling, fallen, thrown, behind(p), unfinished, downward(ip), asleep(p), weak, downbound, descending(a), lowered, down, downcast, malfunctioning, downfield, downwardly, downward, downwards

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1. List of paraphrases for "up":

   maximum, nine, upward, bis, rises, upstairs, height, till, rise, arriba, awake, upwards, follow-up, high

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