UPWARDS as ADVERB

  1. Meaning
    • spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • look up!
    • the music surged up
    • the fragments flew upwards
    • prices soared upwards
    • upwardly mobile
    Antonym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • to a later time
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they moved the meeting date up
    • from childhood upward