up there

High above us

Up there indicates a location at a higher position or farther away, often with a gesture or contextual reference: The cups are up there on the top shelf, My cousin lives up there in Maine.

Figuratively, up there means among the best or most prominent: She's up there with the greats.

To be up there in years is to be old.

Related

high above · way up high · elite · head and shoulders · mountaintop · summit · pinnacle · stratosphere · paramount · sky · peak · zenith · eminent · rooftop · yearning · pie in the sky · up in the air · prominence

Opposites
vertical spatial location

up theredown there

At a lower location

down below · below · underneath · at the bottom · on the ground

proximal-distal reference

up thereright here

At this location

over here · close by · nearby · at hand

STATUS/HIERARCHY (figurative)

up thereat the bottom

In the lowest position

in the gutter · nowhere · down in the dumps · beneath notice

Family

there, upper, update, upgrade, upbeat, uphold, uptown, uproot, upscale

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G