Meaning of upwards in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Adverb

   upwards

   Definitions

   1. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

   Examples

   • « look up! »
   • « the music surged up »
   • « the fragments flew upwards »
   • « prices soared upwards »
   • « upwardly mobile »

   Antonyms

   • down
   • downwards
   • downward
   • downwardly
   • down
   • downwards
   • downward
   • downwardly
   • down
   • downwards
   • downward
   • downwardly
   • down
   • downwards
   • downward
   • downwardly
2. 2. to a later time

   Examples

   • « they moved the meeting date up »
   • « from childhood upward »