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Synonyms for up

Most common

upwards upwardly

All synonyms

Adverb

1. Upwards

upwards, upwardly

Other

skyward, heavenward, alley oop rare

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

    Shoots grow up and roots grow down.

Example sentences

  • upwards His car cost him upwards of ten thousand dollars.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
uprising
upwardssteady
upwardlyfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
upwards2, skyward2
8 letters
upwardly3
10 letters
heavenward

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (upwards2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
en haut
Español
encima
Deutsch
oben
Català
dalt