up and down
Rising and falling
Up and down describes vertical movement in both directions, or repeated alternation between higher and lower positions: The elevator went up and down all day.
It extends to fluctuation generally—moods, prices, fortunes: His weight has been up and down for years.
As an adjective, it can mean variable or inconsistent: an up-and-down performance.
To know something up and down is to know it thoroughly.
Spring back after impact
- bobShort vertical movement
- oscillateMove rhythmically between extremes
- yo-yoAxled discs on string
- seesawPivoting playground plank
jounce · undulate · rock · swing · elevator · escalator · pogo · trampoline
Prevailing emotional condition
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- rollercoasterLooping amusement track vehicle
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
instability · temperamental · erratic · turbulence · unpredictable · mercurial · capricious · fickle
At right angles groundward
- ascentUpward movement
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- elevationHeight above reference point
- heightVertical extent upward
depth · rise · fall · climb · drop · upward · downward · altitude
To the fullest extent
- exhaustivelyIn complete, thorough manner
- thoroughlyIn complete detail
- comprehensivelyFully and completely
- everywhereIn all places
all over · inside out · high and low · far and wide · top to bottom · front to back · end to end · meticulously
bounce
Spring back after impact
seesaw · jounce · undulate · rock · swing · elevator · escalator · pogo · trampoline · bobbing
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- rollercoasterLooping amusement track vehicle
- volatileLiable to sudden change
fluctuation · instability · temperamental · erratic · turbulence · unpredictable · mercurial · capricious · fickle · bipolar
vertical
At right angles groundward
height · depth · rise · fall · climb · drop · upward · downward · altitude · gradient
completely
To the fullest extent
- exhaustivelyIn complete, thorough manner
- thoroughlyIn complete detail
- comprehensivelyFully and completely
everywhere · all over · inside out · high and low · far and wide · top to bottom · front to back · end to end · meticulously · scrupulously
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- Inconsistencywishy-washy, flip-flop, fickle, unreliable, unpredictable
- spatial skillsmental rotation, spatial awareness, spatial memory, depth perception, perspective taking
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- cleaning motionswiping, rubbing, scrubbing, brushing, sweeping
up and downsteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
stable · constant · consistent · even · level
up and downside to side
Horizontal back-and-forth motion
stationary · still · motionless · back and forth · horizontal
up and downeven-keeled
Emotionally balanced, consistent
steady · balanced · equanimous · composed · level-headed
down, update, upgrade, downfall, downs, download, downgrade, downplay, upload