upward meaning and definition

UPWARD adjective

Definition of upward (adjective)

1. directed up
   • "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"
2. extending or moving toward a higher place
   • "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"
   • synonyms: up

UPWARD adverb

Definition of upward (adverb)

1. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
   • "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"
   • synonyms: up, upwardly, upwards
   • antonym: down
2. to a later time
   • "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"
   • synonyms: up, upwards