upward
Toward higher ground
Upward indicates movement or direction toward a higher position: The balloon drifted upward.
It extends to increases in quantity or degree: Prices moved upward, upward of fifty people.
As an adjective, it modifies nouns directly: an upward trend, an upward glance.
The variant upwards is interchangeable in most contexts, though upward is preferred before nouns.
Toward the firmament
- overheadLocated directly above
- aloftHigh in the air
- heavenwardToward the sky
- verticalAt right angles groundward
above · northward · zenith · ceiling · apex · top · elevated
Angled rising surface
- gradientRate of change across space
- pitchFrequency of sound
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- slantOblique angle or bias
steepness · acclivity · grade · uphill · ramp · angle · rise · uplift
Sudden powerful increase
boost · escalation · hike · inflation · amplification · augmentation · expansion · increment
To grow vigorously
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- expansionIncrease in scope
development · maturation · cultivation · budding · proliferation · surge · amplification · enrichment
Rank increase or publicity
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- progressionSequential forward movement
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- developmentProgress toward maturity
success · recognition · opportunity · networking · goal-setting · dedication · breakthrough · advancement
climb
Ascend using effort
mount · summit · skyward · altitude · peak · steep · incline · uphill · elevate · escalate
skyward
Toward the firmament
- overheadLocated directly above
- aloftHigh in the air
- heavenwardToward the sky
vertical · above · northward · zenith · ceiling · apex · top · elevated
incline
Angled rising surface
slant · steepness · acclivity · grade · uphill · ramp · angle · rise · uplift · cant
surge
Sudden powerful increase
uptick · boost · escalation · hike · inflation · amplification · augmentation · expansion · increment · enhancement
flourish
To grow vigorously
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
expansion · development · maturation · cultivation · budding · proliferation · surge · amplification · enrichment · burgeoning
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- progressionSequential forward movement
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
development · success · recognition · opportunity · networking · goal-setting · dedication · breakthrough · advancement · mobility
- Going Upclimb, rise, rising, soaring, lifting
- U-wordsugly, ultimate, ultra, umbrella, unable
- upward directionsskyward, heavenward, aloft, ascending, rising
- orientationshorizontal, vertical, diagonal, perpendicular, parallel
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
- location wordshere, there, where, north, south
upwarddownward
Toward a lower position
down · downwards · downwardly · descending · plunging
upwarddownward
Toward a lower position
declining · decreasing · falling · plummeting · descending