Need another word that means the same as “up”? Find 40 synonyms and 30 related words for “up” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Up” are: upward, upwards, upwardly, uphill, towards a higher level, apart, in two, brighten, brighten up, lighten, become light, light up, break, clear up, become bright, become brighter, become lighter, become fine, become sunny, add to, make larger, make bigger, make greater, augment, supplement, build up, enlarge, expand, extend, raise, multiply, elevate, swell, inflate, up to speed on, up with, plugged into, improving, astir
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “up” as a verb can have the following definitions:
add to | Determine the sum of. |
augment | Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. He augmented his summer income by painting houses. |
become bright | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
become brighter | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
become fine | Undergo a change or development. |
become light | Enhance the appearance of. |
become lighter | Come into existence. |
become sunny | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
break | Break down literally or metaphorically. The Caribbean sea was breaking gently on the shore. |
brighten | Make (something) more attractively colourful. Daffodils brighten up many gardens and parks. |
brighten up | Become clear. |
build up | Make by combining materials and parts. |
clear up | Pass by, over, or under without making contact. |
elevate | (of a priest) hold up (a consecrated host or chalice) for adoration. She ordered the bishop celebrating Mass in her chapel not to elevate the Host. |
enlarge | Make or become larger or more extensive. Very often a favourite photograph is enlarged and framed. |
expand | Expand the influence of. Alice opened and expanded in this normality. |
extend | Extend one s limbs or muscles or the entire body. The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk. |
inflate | Become inflated. The war inflated the economy. |
light up | Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat. |
lighten | Make more cheerful through the use of color. She attempted a joke to lighten the atmosphere. |
make bigger | Behave in a certain way. |
make greater | Make, formulate, or derive in the mind. |
make larger | Be suitable for. |
multiply | (of an animal or other organism) increase in number by reproducing. Listeria and other bacteria were able to multiply in very low temperatures. |
plugged into | Insert a plug into. |
raise | Raise from a lower to a higher position. A fence was being raised around the property. |
supplement | Serve as a supplement to. Vitamins supplemented his meager diet. |
swell | Become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume. She felt herself swell with pride. |
up to speed on | Raise. |
up with | Raise. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “up” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
astir | On the move. The streets are all astir. |
improving | Getting higher or more vigorous. A large improving picture hung opposite. |
upward | Moving, pointing, or leading to a higher place, point, or level. An upward stroke of the pen. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “up” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
apart | Used to indicate that one is dismissing something from consideration or moving from one tone or topic to another. Alcoholism had driven us apart. |
in two | To or toward the inside of. |
towards a higher level | Far up toward the source. |
uphill | Against difficulties. Follow the track uphill. |
upward | Towards a higher place, point, or level. She peered upward at the sky. |
upwardly | In an upward direction. Upwardly mobile. |
upwards | Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position. Prices soared upwards. |
ascend | Become king or queen. She ascended to the throne after the King s death. |
ascending | The act of changing location in an upward direction. Blood pressure in the ascending aorta. |
ascent | An upward slope or grade (as in a road. His ascent to power. |
boost | Give a boost to be beneficial to. A range of measures to boost tourism. |
climb | The act of climbing something. Prices climbed steeply. |
climbing | The sport or activity of climbing mountains or cliffs. Climbing equipment. |
elevate | Raise the axis of (a piece of artillery) to increase its range. The field guns were elevated twenty degrees. |
elevator | A machine consisting of an endless belt with scoops attached, used for raising grain to an upper storey for storage. Elevators of the upper lip. |
escalator | A clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index. |
high | Being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension sometimes used in combinations like knee high. Some of them were high on Ecstasy. |
hoist | Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car. |
ladder | With reference to tights or stockings develop or cause to develop a ladder. The first time I put them on one of the stockings laddered. |
lift | Lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building. Miss Green is giving me a lift to school. |
mounting | The action of mounting something. He pulled the curtain rail from its mounting. |
precipitate | A substance precipitated from a solution. Excess moisture is precipitated as rain fog mist or dew. |
promote | Of an additive act as a promoter of a catalyst. She was promoted to General Manager. |
raise | Raise in rank or condition. Raise the price of bread. |
rise | Rise up. They cheered the rise of the hot air balloon. |
risen | (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon. The risen sun. |
rising | Going up, increasing, or sloping upward. A rising market. |
soar | Fly a plane without an engine. The dollar soared against the yen. |
soaring | Of imposing height; especially standing out above others. The soaring crime rate. |
stairs | A flight of stairs or a flight of steps. |
stepladder | A folding portable ladder hinged at the top. |
top | Reach or ascend the top of. Professionally you re the tops. |
uphill | An upward slope. He gave mountain biking clinics on handling steep uphills. |
upstairs | On or to an upper floor of a building. No one was allowed to see the upstairs. |
upward | Moving, pointing, or leading to a higher place, point, or level. Upwardly mobile. |
vertically | (with reference to passage of diseases) from one generation to the next. Vertically integrated companies. |
zoom | Cause a lens or camera to zoom in or out. The camera zoomed in for a close up of his face. |
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