Synonyms for Upward (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level):
upWordNet sense 2 (moving or going or growing upward):
ascendingWordNet sense 3 (to a later time):
upwardsWordNet sense 4 (spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position):
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