Antonyms for upward
ˈʌp wərdup·ward

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1. upwardadjective

   directed up

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

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

   Synonyms:
   upward(a), up(a)

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"

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

   Synonyms:
   up, upwardly, upwards

4. up, upwards, upwardadverb

   to a later time

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

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

   Synonyms:
   up, upwardly, upwards

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1. upwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   ascending, acclivous (sloping upward)

How to use upward in a sentence?

1. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   If the Fed doesn't raise interest rates, I think you'll see a very powerful move upward in stock prices, at least initially.

2. Daniel Silver:

   It supports our view that the tightness in the labor market is generating upward pressure on compensation.

3. Chris Williamson:

   The big uncertainty is how long these upward price pressures will persist for, and the extent to which these higher charges for goods and services will feed through to consumers.

4. Peter Cardillo:

   The market is probably going to have an upward bias for most of the session as investors await the ECB( decision) tomorrow.

5. William Congreve:

   All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.

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