The smoke went upward through the chimney.
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Upward
//ˈʌpwɚd//
Synonyms for "upward" (98 found)
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Strong matches (29)
Related words (49)
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Antonyms
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3 entriesderived
10 entriesderived from
1 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- нагорен adj (moving up, directed toward a higher place)
- насочен нагоре adj (moving up, directed toward a higher place)
- нагоре adv (toward an upper level)
- нагоре adv (in the upper parts; above)
Cornish
2 entries- war-vann adv (toward an upper level)
- yn-bann adv (toward an upper level)
Estonian
1 entries- üles adv (toward an upper level)
Finnish
4 entries- ylös suuntaava adj (moving up, directed toward a higher place)
- ylemmäs adv (toward an upper level)
- ylempänä adv (in the upper parts; above)
- ylhäällä adv (in the upper parts; above)
German
1 entries- aufwärts adv (toward an upper level)
Hebrew
1 entries- מַעְלָה adv (toward an upper level)
Latin
1 entries- sūrsum adv (toward an upper level)
Māori
4 entries- ki runga adj (moving up, directed toward a higher place)
- whakarunga adj (moving up, directed toward a higher place)
- ki runga adv (toward an upper level)
- whakarunga adv (toward an upper level)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- nopp adv (toward an upper level)
Russian
4 entries- восходя́щий adj (moving up, directed toward a higher place)
- поднима́ющийся adj (moving up, directed toward a higher place)
- вверх adv (toward an upper level)
- вверху́ adv (in the upper parts; above)
Tocharian B
1 entries- kauc adv (toward an upper level)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The yen was revalued upward against the U.S. dollar from a rate of 360 yen against the dollar to 308 yen on December 18, 1971.
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The kite went upward.
Source: tatoeba (40913)
The party tickets go for ten dollars and upward.
Source: tatoeba (50035)
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