Toward
Toward preposition - Having to do with.
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Synonyms for Toward
Up to and toward are semantically related In some cases you can use "Up to" instead a preposition "Toward".
Up to
Up to adjective - Busy or occupied with.
Toward and up to are semantically related in to topic. Sometimes you can use "Toward" instead a preposition phrase "Up to".
Both terms in one sentence
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Later, though, he owns up to his Freudian Excuse (a controlling, perfectionist father) and works toward becoming a better person.
Source: Lovable Jock -
Inyri Forge has a similar resentful relationship toward her sister Lujayne for being a New Republic pilot and member of Rogue Squadron whose accomplishments she believes she can never measure up to.
Source: Comic Book / X-Wing Series -
The created males are given up to three women to be their wives, but the mating process is always deadly toward the males as they die after mating with their wives.
Source: Out with a Bang
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Up to and Toward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/toward/up_to
Toward & Up to. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/toward/up_to>.
Up to or Toward. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/toward/up_to.
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