upwardly
In ascending direction
Upwardly means in an upward direction or manner—toward a higher position, level, or amount.
The word appears most often in upwardly mobile, describing people rising in social or economic status.
Beyond that fixed phrase, upwardly is rarely used; speakers prefer upward as the adverb: prices moved upward rather than prices moved upwardly.
Emotionally affecting
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- tiltingInclined from vertical
- gazingProlonged, intent looking
facing · directed · oriented · spiraling · curving · angled · sloping · inclining
Capable of movement
- aspirationalStriving toward ideals
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- risingAct of ascending
striving · ambitious · progressing · self-improvement · advancement · socioeconomic · meritocratic · bootstrapping
Changed to improve fit
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- mobileCapable of movement
- boundSecured or destined
spiraling · accelerating · surging · skyrocketing · climbing · escalating · increasing · growing
moving
Emotionally affecting
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- tiltingInclined from vertical
gazing · facing · directed · oriented · spiraling · curving · angled · sloping · inclining · arcing
mobile
Capable of movement
- aspirationalStriving toward ideals
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- climbingAscending by physical effort
rising · striving · ambitious · progressing · self-improvement · advancement · socioeconomic · meritocratic · bootstrapping · ladder-climbing
adjusted
Changed to improve fit
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- mobileCapable of movement
bound · spiraling · accelerating · surging · skyrocketing · climbing · escalating · increasing · growing · mounting
upwardlydownwardly
Toward a lower position
downward · downwards · down · earthward · groundward
upwardlydownwardly
Toward a lower position
downward · downwardly mobile · sinking · declining · falling
- upward mobilityRising social or economic status
- upward trajectory
- onward and upwardPhrase urging continued progress
- upwards ofMore than stated amount
- upwardly mobileRising in social class
- fail upwardsAdvance despite repeated failures