upward B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈʌpwɚd/ UK /ˈʌpwəd/ See IPA manual Freq #16476 Meanings 1 adv Toward a higher place or level. The balloon drifted upward into the clouds. 2 adj Moving or pointing toward a higher place. The company reported an upward trend in sales. 3 adv More than a stated amount; and above. The repair will cost five hundred dollars and upward. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · toward a higher place or... upwards 2 adj · moving or pointing toward a... rising More cloudwardsup ↔ Opposites downdownwards Appears in Phrases (1) See all face upward to have the front or open side directed toward the sky or ceiling Verb + adverb Etymology AI details From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -ward. upweardes Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # upward **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈʌpwɚd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʌpwəd/ **Frequency rank:** 16476 ## Meanings 1. Toward a higher place or level. 2. Moving or pointing toward a higher place. 3. More than a stated amount; and above. ## Examples - The balloon drifted upward into the clouds. - The company reported an upward trend in sales. - The repair will cost five hundred dollars and upward. ## Synonyms - cloudwards - up - upwards ## Antonyms - down - downwards ## Roots and Affixes - Root: upweardes - Affix: -ward - in the direction of ## Etymology From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -ward. ## AI Etymology Upward is from Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -ward. The historical line also includes Old English upweardes. The surface analysis is Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -ward. In present-day use, it can mean toward a higher place or level, or moving or pointing toward a higher place. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown