Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for upward

upward

adjective as in directed up

Strong matches

Weak matches

adverb as in from a lower to higher position

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The divide is rooted in the unusual state of the economy: simultaneous upward pressure on inflation and stagnant job growth, a combination sometimes called stagflation.

A third concern is the market’s near straight shot upward since the Liberation Day scare in the spring.

Read more on Barron's

The term used to refer to the market’s upward bias in the post-Christmas week.

Read more on MarketWatch

In fact, working hours gradually crept upward from the 1970s onward.

When the potential energy in the fault becomes greater than the force, called friction, that holds the plates together, the top plate breaks free and springs upward.

Read more on Literature

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement