Downstream and Upriver

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

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Upriver is an antonym for downstream.

Upriver adverb - Toward the source or against the current.

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Downstream is an antonym for upriver.

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Upriver and Downstream. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downstream/upriver

Downstream & Upriver. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/downstream/upriver>.

Upriver or Downstream. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/downstream/upriver.

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