upbound

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adjective

Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream

“He took an upbound escalator.”

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Meanings

adjectiveupbound (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDirected or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream

    He took an upbound escalator.

adverbupbound (comparative more upbound, superlative most upbound)

comparative more upbound · superlative most upbound

  1. Up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream

    The ore boat sailed upbound through the locks last week.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveheading in any direction that is conventionally up

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up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From up- + bound or up + -bound.

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Cite this entry
APA

upbound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbound

MLA

“upbound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbound. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upbound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbound.

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