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upstream

/ʌpˈstɹiːm/adjective, adverb2 syllables

Upstream means: toward the source or against the current.

Synonyms for upstream1

adverb, as in toward the source or against the current

upriver

Opposites of upstream

downstream

What does upstream mean?2

adverb

1

toward the source or against the current

adjective

1

in the direction against a stream's current

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with upstream?22

three syllables

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Upstream in a sentence

  • The farther you go upstream, the shallower the river becomes.AlanF_US
  • I saw a boat upstream of the bridge.blay_paul
  • The salmon swim upstream to their spawning grounds.Hybrid
  • Runoff from upstream development had almost destroyed all aquatic life in the stream.mccarras
  • They want the changes to be accepted upstream in the main distribution.unknown
  • It's a lot easier to paddle a canoe downstream than to paddle upstream.CK
  • It's a lot easier paddling a canoe downstream than upstream.CK
  • He waded upstream through the gently flowing creek.Lumi

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