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(up-riv-er) 3 syllables

Definition

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

Example Sentence

The canoe was going upriver.

More Example Sentences

Fish swim upriver to lay their eggs.

Synonyms

upstream; against the current

Antonyms

downriver; downstream

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Rhymes

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

  • deliver
  • downriver
  • mciver
  • mcivor
  • upriver
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