upwards
In ascending direction
Upwards means toward a higher position, level, or amount: The balloon drifted upwards.
It often appears with "of" to mean more than: upwards of fifty people attended.
The form is interchangeable with upward, though upwards is more common in British English and upward in American English.
Toward the firmament
- heavenwardToward the sky
- overheadLocated directly above
- aloftHigh in the air
- aboveAt greater height
vertically · northward · zenith · apex · summit · peak · upright · steep
Rank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- climbAscend using effort
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- progressionSequential forward movement
elevation · seniority · achievement · recognition · executive · managerial · rise · mobility
Progressive increase in intensity
- expansionIncrease in scope
- growthIncrease in size
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- inflationSustained price level increase
proliferation · amplification · accumulation · augmentation · boost · intensification · spike · hike
Forward movement or promotion
- progressMovement toward improvement
- bettermentEnhancement of condition
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- enhancementIncrease in quality
growth · refinement · evolution · reform · transformation · revitalization · renewal · optimization
skyward
Toward the firmament
- heavenwardToward the sky
- overheadLocated directly above
- aloftHigh in the air
above · vertically · northward · zenith · apex · summit · peak · upright · steep · incline
ascend
Move upward
mount · elevate · lift · surge · escalate · levitate · float · spiral · scale · clamber
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- climbAscend using effort
- ladderPortable climbing frame
progression · elevation · seniority · achievement · recognition · executive · managerial · rise · mobility · aspiration
escalation
Progressive increase in intensity
inflation · proliferation · amplification · accumulation · augmentation · boost · intensification · spike · hike · jump
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- progressMovement toward improvement
- bettermentEnhancement of condition
- developmentProgress toward maturity
enhancement · growth · refinement · evolution · reform · transformation · revitalization · renewal · optimization · maturation
- 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