DOWNSTREAM Antonyms
Definition of DOWNSTREAM
downriver
Best Opposite Words For DOWNSTREAM
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| upstream | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • in the direction against a stream's current adverb • toward the source or against the current | ||||||||
| backward | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • directed or facing toward the back or rear • (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature adverb • at or to or toward the back or rear • in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal • in or to or toward a past time adjective satellite • retarded in intellectual development • having made less than normal progress | ||||||||
| counterclockwise | adverbadv | |||||||
adjective • in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock adverb • in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move | ||||||||
| retrograde | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma adjective satellite • going from better to worse • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction verb • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies • move in a direction contrary to the usual one • move back • go back over • get worse or fall back to a previous condition | ||||||||
