Upwards (Adverb)

Meaning ¹

Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile".

Examples

• The rocket shot upwards into the sky and vanished within seconds.
• Her eyes moved upwards from the book to the person standing in front of her.
• The plane flew upwards to avoid the turbulence and reach calmer skies.
• The artist drew a spiral staircase curling upwards to the heavens.
• The flowers grew upwards towards the sunlight and bloomed into vibrant colors.

Synonyms

• Upward
• Up
• Upwardly

Antonyms

• Downwards

Meaning ²

To a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward".

Synonyms

• Upward
• Up