upriver

English

Alternative forms

• up-river

Etymology

Etymology tree

English up-

English rive

English -er

English river

English upriver

From up- + 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.

Translations

upstream — see upstream

Adjective

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

1. Towards the source of a river.

Synonyms

• upstream

Antonyms

• downriver
• downstream

See also

• up the creek without a paddle
• up the river