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upstream

[uhp-streem] / ˈʌpˈstrim /
ADJECTIVE
difficult
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambitious arduous burdensome challenging crucial demanding laborious onerous painful problematic severe strenuous tough troublesome
WEAK
backbreaker bothersome difficile easier said than done effortful exacting formidable galling gargantuan hard-won heavy herculean immense intricate irritating labored no picnic not easy operose problem prohibitive rigid stiff titanic toilsome trying unyielding uphill wearisome
Antonyms
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easy effortless facile helpful nice trivial
WEAK
calm free friendly manageable plain simple sociable straightforward uncomplicated

Example Sentences

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This is becoming the standard position: A.I. for everything upstream of prose is acceptable; A.I. for the prose itself is a betrayal.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Exxon has an ownership interest in two LNG trains in Qatar that accounted for 3% of last year’s upstream production.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The Chinese aluminum producer’s acquisition of a Brazilian aluminum company with Rio Tinto is likely to enhance the former’s resource footprint and expand its upstream aluminum portfolio, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The full Fish Moon refers to when shad fish came upstream to spawn and Breaking Ice Moon highlights the arrival of warmer weather.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

He had the Geiger counter with him, the one with the earphone; he was staring at the creek, looking upstream.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien