English adverb: upwards | |||
1. | upwards spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position | ||
Samples | Look up!. The music surged up. The fragments flew upwards. Prices soared upwards. Upwardly mobile. | ||
Synonyms | up, upward, upwardly | ||
Antonyms | down, downward, downwardly, downwards | ||
2. | upwards to a later time | ||
Samples | They moved the meeting date up. From childhood upward. | ||
Synonyms | up, upward | ||