downstream

/ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/

downstream adjective: toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).

Adjective

downstream (comparative further downstream or farther downstream, superlative furthest downstream or farthest downstream)

Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
(figuratively) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
- Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process.
- The downstream segment (also known as refining and marketing, or R&M) focuses on the final stage of the integrated process.2009, Andrew Teufel, Aaron Azelton, Fisher Investments on Energy, page 3
1. (figuratively) In the direction from the server to the client.
2. (figuratively) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.

Adverb

downstream (comparative further downstream or farther downstream, superlative furthest downstream or farthest downstream)

Following the path of a river or stream.
- We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.
- She lives downstream from the dam.

Verb

downstream (third-person singular simple present downstreams, present participle downstreaming, simple past and past participle downstreamed)

To stream downward.
(transitive, open-source software) Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software.

downstream meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Nepali

downstream in Hindi

डाउनस्ट्रीम

downstream in Tamil

நீரோட்டத்திசையில், நீரோடு திசையில், நீரின் திசையில், நீரோட்டத்தில் இன்னும் கீழ்ப்பாலுள்ள, கீழுள்ள

downstream in Gujarati

ડાઉનસ્ટ્રીમ, ડાઉનસ્ટ્રીમમાં, ડાઉનસ્ટ્રીમ તરફ

downstream in Nepali

डाउनस्ट्रीम, डाउनस्ट्रिम्, डाउनस्ट्रिम

More languagesFewer languages

downstream in Tagalog: ilawod
downstream in Arabic: مع التيار
downstream in Malay: hilir
downstream in Persian: پایین رود

Examples of downstream in a sentence

Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.
The river’s swift current carried the boat downstream.
I’d love to just float downstream.

All 40 example sentences with downstream

Antonyms of downstream

upstream

Forms of downstream

Adjective
comparative	further downstream
comparative	farther downstream
superlative	furthest downstream
superlative	farthest downstream
Adverb
comparative	further downstream
comparative	farther downstream
superlative	furthest downstream
superlative	farthest downstream
Verb
third-person singular present	downstreams
present participle	downstreaming
past participle	downstreamed
past	downstreamed

Origin of downstream

From down- + stream.

Words formed from downstream

Words that rhyme with downstream

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Questions about downstream

What does downstream mean?: Downstream means toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
What is downstream in Hindi?: Downstream in Hindi is डाउनस्ट्रीम. See Downstream meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is downstream?: Downstream can be an adjective, an adverb or a verb.
How do you pronounce downstream?: Downstream is pronounced /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/.

Words near downstream in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: downstream (page history and authors); downstream (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); downstream (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); downstream (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); downstream (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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