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Definition

adverb. in the direction of the flow of a river.

Example Sentence

We sailed downriver to reach the next town.

More Example Sentences

Fish swim downriver to spawn.

Synonyms

downstream; lower; towards the sea

Antonyms

upriver; upstream; back

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Rhymes

  • giver
  • ivar
  • liver
  • quiver
  • river
  • shiver
  • sliver

  • deliver
  • downriver
  • mciver
  • mcivor
  • upriver
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