Synonyms for upward
ˈʌp wərdup·ward

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1. upwardadjective

   directed up

   "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"

   Synonyms:
   upward(a), up(a)

   Antonyms:
   down, descending(a), downward, downwardly, downwards

2. up(a), upward(a)adverb

   extending or moving toward a higher place

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

   Antonyms:
   down, descending(a), downward, downwards, downwardly

3. 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, upwards

   Antonyms:
   down, descending(a), downward, downwards, downwardly

4. up, upwards, upwardadverb

   to a later time

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

   Synonyms:
   up, upwardly, upwards

   Antonyms:
   down, descending(a), downwardly, downwards, downward

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1. upwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   ascending, uphill

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1. upwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   ascending, acclivous (sloping upward)

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1. List of paraphrases for "upward":

   bottom-up, upwards, up, upside, upstream, ascendant, rising, upshift, bullish, increasing

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1. Bill Nelson:

   I am honored by the President’s nomination and the Senate vote, i will try to merit that trust. Onward and upward!

2. Brad McMillan:

   Stocks are going to have to shift to a domestic economic performance focus …. We're going to see the market focused on what the U.S. economy is doing, rather than The Fed policy, i think we see a continued upward trend for the rest of the year.

3. Gareth Leather:

   Taiwan matters far more to the world economy than its 1 % share of global GDP would indicate, a further escalation in cross-strait tensions that cut Taiwan's export off from the rest of the world would lead to renewed shortages in the automotive and electronics sectors and put further upward pressure on inflation.

4. Charlotte Bronte:

   I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.

5. Scott Guitard:

   I think over the next 12 months the trend will continue to be upward.