upwards of
More than approximately
Upwards of means more than or in excess of a stated number: upwards of fifty people attended, The project cost upwards of a million dollars.
The phrase signals that the actual figure exceeds the one mentioned, though often not by much.
Also written as *upward of*.
- beyondFarther than something
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- greater thanLarger in value
- at leastNo fewer than
- just aboutNearly but not entirely
over · outstripping · larger · a good deal · on the order of · minimally · more than · north of · approximately · surpassing · higher · bigger · roughly · give or take · in excess of · most · rising · better part of