Main entry: up, upward
Definition: extending or moving toward a higher place
Usage: the up staircase; a general upward movement of fish
Antonyms: descending
Definition: coming down or downward
Main entry: upward
Definition: directed up
Usage: the cards were face upward; an upward stroke of the pen
Antonyms: down
Definition: being or moving lower in position or less in some value
Antonyms: down, downward, downwardly, downwards
Definition: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Antonyms: down
Definition: away from a more central or a more northerly place
Antonyms: down
Definition: to a lower intensity
Main entry: up, upward, upwardly, upwards
Definition: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
Usage: look up!; the music surged up; the fragments flew upwards; prices soared upwards; upwardly mobile
Antonyms: down, downward, downwardly, downwards
Definition: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position