downstream B2 Topic:War & Conflict Also spelled down-stream US /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/ See IPA manual Freq #21123 Meanings 1 adj Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process. 2 adv Following the path of a river or stream. We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes. 3 adv away from the source or with the current 4 adj in the direction of a stream's current Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adv · away from the source or... downriver ↔ Opposites upstream Word family Derived forms downstreamerdownstreamwarddownstreamwards Etymology From down- + stream. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # downstream **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/ **Frequency rank:** 21123 ## Meanings 1. Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. 2. Following the path of a river or stream. 3. away from the source or with the current 4. in the direction of a stream's current ## Examples - Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process. - We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes. ## Antonyms - upstream ## Derived Forms - downstreamer - downstreamward - downstreamwards ## Etymology From down- + stream. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown