| 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 | ||