Upper

//ˈʌpə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "upper" (101 found)

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Noun(1 words)
amphetamine

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Noun(1 words)
exhilarant

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9 entries

Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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has context

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is a

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meronym

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part of

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related to

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similar

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Translations

95 translations across 45 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀνώτερος adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أعلى adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • أَعْلَى adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • عُلْوِيّ adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)
  • عُلْيَا adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Armenian

3 entries
  • վերին adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • վերին adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)
  • վերին adj (of a later division of some period)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • yuxarı adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • yuxarı adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • ве́рхні adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • го́рен adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • горен adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)
  • по́-го́рен adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • горница noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)

Catalan

4 entries
  • alt adj (of a later division of some period)
  • superior adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • superior adj (of a later division of some period)
  • empenya noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 上的 adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • 上邊的 /上边的 adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Czech

2 entries
  • horní adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • vrchní adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Danish

1 entries
  • øvre adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • Hr:r-y:N1 adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • supra adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)

Evenki

1 entries
  • угу adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kaukaisempi adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)
  • korkeampi adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • myöhempi adj (of a later division of some period)
  • pohjoisempi adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)

French

2 entries
  • supérieur adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • empeigne noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)

Galician

2 entries
  • superior adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • empeña noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ზედა adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • ზემო adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • ზემოთა adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

German

4 entries
  • ober adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)
  • oberer adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • Oberleder noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)
  • Upper noun (stimulant)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • עֶלְיוֹן adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • felső adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • felső adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)

Irish

1 entries
  • uachtar noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)

Italian

1 entries
  • superiore adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 上の adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Korean

1 entries
  • 위의 adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Latin

1 entries
  • superus adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • горен adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • погорен adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᡩᡝᡵᡤᡳ adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • дээд adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Māori

2 entries
  • (pūroi) haupiki noun (stimulant)
  • ngawhewhe noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)

Nanai

1 entries
  • увуй adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • øvre adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • اوست adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • اوست adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)
  • یوقاری adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • یوقاری adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)

Persian

2 entries
  • بالاتر adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • بالاتر adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)

Polish

3 entries
  • górny adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • wierzchni adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • cholewka noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • acima adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • de cima adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • superior adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Quechua

2 entries
  • hanan adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • hanaq adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Russian

3 entries
  • ве́рхний adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • ве́рхний adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)
  • по́здний adj (of a later division of some period)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • उत्तर adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Scots

1 entries
  • buiner adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • gȏrnjī adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • го̑рњӣ adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Slovak

2 entries
  • horný adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • vrchný adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Slovene

1 entries
  • gornji adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Spanish

2 entries
  • superior adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • empeine noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)

Swedish

4 entries
  • gymnasial adj (secondary; as of school)
  • övre adj (at a higher level, rank or position)
  • övre adj (situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly)
  • ovanläder noun (the part of a shoe above the sole)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • ве́рхній adj (at a higher level, rank or position)

Sample sentences

38 total sentences available.

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Unlike Great Britain, the Upper House in the United States is an elected body.

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My upper right wisdom tooth hurts.

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The upper part of the mountain is covered with snow.

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Mr Brown belongs to the upper class.

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