Downriver and Upstream

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Downriver adverb - Away from the source or with the current.

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Upstream is an antonym for downriver.

Upstream adverb - Toward the source or against the current.

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Downriver is an antonym for upstream.

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Upstream and Downriver. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downriver/upstream

Downriver & Upstream. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/downriver/upstream>.

Upstream or Downriver. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/downriver/upstream.

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