upriver

English

Alternative forms

• up-river

Etymology

From up- +‎ river.

Adverb

upriver (not comparable)

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

Translations

towards the source of a river

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

Adjective

upriver (comparative further upriver, superlative furthest upriver)

1. Towards the source of a river.

Synonyms

• upstream

Antonyms

• downriver
• downstream

See also

• up the creek without a paddle
• up the river