Definition of UPWARD

upward

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • directed up
    • "the cards were face upward"
    • "an upward stroke of the pen"
  • extending or moving toward a higher place
    • "a general upward movement of fish"

Adverb

  • spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
    • "the fragments flew upwards"
    • "prices soared upwards"
    • "upwardly mobile"
  • to a later time
    • "from childhood upward"

Adv

  • In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
  • In the upper parts; above.
  • Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

Noun

  • The upper part; the top.

Adj

  • Directed toward a higher place.

Origin / Etymology

From Old English upweardes, equivalent to up + -ward.

Scrabble Score: 12

upward is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
upward is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
upward is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

upward is a valid Words With Friends word