| Main Entry: | upward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | from a lower to higher position |
Synonyms: |
above, antrorse, ascending, greater, higher, lofty, skyward, uphill |
Antonyms: |
downward |
| Main Entry: | upward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | directed up |
Synonyms: |
acclivous, anabatic, ascending, ascensional, ascensive, assurgent |
Antonyms: |
downward |
| Main Entry: | overhead |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | up above |
Synonyms: |
above, aerial, aloft, atop, hanging, in the sky, on high, over, overhanging, roof, skyward, upper, upward |
Antonyms: |
below, underfoot |
| Main Entry: | upper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | above |
Synonyms: |
high, higher, loftier, more elevated, overhead, top, topmost, uppermost, upward |
Antonyms: |
below, lower, under |
| Main Entry: | upright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straight-up |
Synonyms: |
cocked, end on, end up, erect, on end, perpendicular, plumb, raised, sheer, stand-up, standing, steep, straight, upended, upstanding, upward, vertical |
Antonyms: |
fallen, lying, prone |
| Main Entry: | vertical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upright |
Synonyms: |
bolt upright, cocked, erect, on end, perpendicular, plumb, sheer, steep, straight-up, up-and-down, upward |
Antonyms: |
horizontal, prone |
| Main Entry: | up |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | moving from the earth |
Synonyms: |
heavenward, higher, skyward, uphill, upward |