upside
Potential for gain
Upside is used informally and in speech with the same meaning as against or on.
It is rarely used with this meaning except in the phrase upside the head.
Upside can also refer to the perceived advantage of something, typically in comparison to an implied disadvantage: We were late, but the upside was that we didn’t have to listen to a boring speech.
Favorable position or circumstance
- gainPositive return received
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- perkEmployment bonus
reward · silver lining · plus · asset · boon · blessing · dividend · windfall
Uppermost part or surface
Increase in size
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- expansionIncrease in scope
- possibilityState of being achievable
ceiling · headroom · appreciation · returns · gains · bullish · forecast · profitability
Quick turning motion
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- reversalComplete change of direction
- upendedTipped to reverse orientation
- overturnedTurned upside down
topsy-turvy · inverted · capsized · somersault · handstand · cartwheel · rotation · tumble
advantage
Favorable position or circumstance
perk · reward · silver lining · plus · asset · boon · blessing · dividend · windfall · improvement
top
Uppermost part or surface
overhead · above · uppermost · topside · crown · apex · crest
growth
Increase in size
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- expansionIncrease in scope
possibility · ceiling · headroom · appreciation · returns · gains · bullish · forecast · profitability · valuation
flip
Quick turning motion
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- reversalComplete change of direction
- upendedTipped to reverse orientation
overturned · topsy-turvy · inverted · capsized · somersault · handstand · cartwheel · rotation · tumble · head over heels
- Positive Thinkingsilver lining, glass half full, hope, positivity, optimism
- U-wordsugly, ultimate, ultra, umbrella, unable
- tradeoffstradeoff, compromise, cost-benefit, risk-reward, give-and-take
- pros and conspros, cons, advantage, disadvantage, pluses
- sidesleft, right, front, top, back
- trade-offstrade-off, pros and cons, double-edged sword, mixed blessing, give and take
upsidedownside
Disadvantage of something
disadvantage · drawback · negative · con · detriment
upsidedownside
Disadvantage of something
downside risk · depreciation · decline · drop · exposure
- upside downReversed in vertical orientation
- turn upside downReverse vertical position