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upriver

upriver adverb: towards the source of a river.

Adverb

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

  1. Towards the source of a river.
  2. Against the current.

Adjective

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

  1. Towards the source of a river.
    Synonyms:
    upstream

Synonyms of upriver

Antonyms

Forms of upriver

Adverb
comparativefurther upriver
comparativefarther upriver
superlativefurthest upriver
superlativefarthest upriver
alternative formup-river
Adjective
comparativefurther upriver
comparativefarther upriver
superlativefurthest upriver
superlativefarthest upriver

Origin of upriver

From up- + river.

Questions about upriver

What does upriver mean?
Upriver means towards the source of a river.
What part of speech is upriver?
Upriver can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near upriver in the dictionary

  1. upriseth
  2. uprising
  3. uprisings
  4. uprist
  5. uprists
  6. upriver
  7. uproar
  8. uproared
  9. uproaring
  10. uproaringly
  11. uproarious

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