upriver

English

Alternative forms

• up-river

Etymology

up- +‎ river

Adverb

upriver (not comparable)

1. Towards the source of a river.
2. Against the current.

Adjective

upriver (comparative further upriver, superlative furthest upriver)

1. Towards the source of a river.

Synonyms

• upstream

Antonyms

• downriver
• downstream

Translations

towards the source of a river

• Dutch: stroomopwaarts (nl)
• Japanese: 川上 (ja) (kawakami)
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• Serbo-Croatian: узводно (uzvodno)

See also

• up the creek without a paddle
• up the river