upriver

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adverb

Towards the source of a river.

Similar
upstream
Opposite
downriverdownstream
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Meanings

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

comparative further upriver · comparative farther upriver · superlative furthest upriver · superlative farthest upriver · alternative up-river

  1. Towards the source of a river.
  2. Against the current.
adjectiveupriver (comparative further upriver or farther upriver, superlative furthest upriver or farthest upriver)

comparative further upriver · comparative farther upriver · superlative furthest upriver · superlative farthest upriver · alternative up-river

  1. Towards the source of a river.

    Synonyms: upstream

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTowards the source of a river.

Similar
upstream
Opposite
downriverdownstream

More synonyms by meaning

adverbtoward the source or against the current

Similar
upstream
Opposite
downriver
Also see
upstream

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From up- + river.

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APA

upriver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upriver

MLA

“upriver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upriver. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upriver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upriver.

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