Synonyms for upstream
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhp-streem |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌpˈstrim |
Top 10 synonyms for upstream Other synonyms for the word upstream
- backbreaker
- bothersome
- difficile
- easier said than done
- effortful
- exacting
- formidable
- galling
- gargantuan
- hard-won
- heavy
- herculean
- immense
- intricate
- irritating
- labored
- no picnic
- not easy
- operose
- problem
- prohibitive
- rigid
- severe
- stiff
- strenuous
- titanic
- toilsome
- tough
- troublesome
- trying
- unyielding
- uphill
- upstream
- wearisome
Définition of upstream
Origin :- 1680s, from up- + stream. In common use from c.1890.
- As in difficult : adj hard on someone; hard to do
- If any craft passes you, follow it upstream until you find me.
- Extract from : « Poisoned Air » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
- Upstream is right—and I must say the setting pole saved the day.
- Extract from : « The Young Alaskans on the Missouri » by Emerson Hough
- Rob was swimming on the upstream side, one hand on the stern.
- Extract from : « The Young Alaskans on the Missouri » by Emerson Hough
- Upstream he caught the dim outline of some dull gray masses.
- Extract from : « The Red Lure » by Roy J. Snell
- Two are within a quarter of a mile, one upstream and one downstream.
- Extract from : « The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948 » by A. E. Treganza
- Opposite Fort Mohave and upstream from it; therefore in Nevada.
- Extract from : « Seven Mohave Myths » by A. L. Kroeber
- Atšiδumk and atšikavakek may refer to upstream and downstream (north and south).
- Extract from : « Seven Mohave Myths » by A. L. Kroeber
- This village was just upstream from a rock called skEtcEÆškaiyE.
- Extract from : « California Athabascan Groups » by Martin A. Baumhoff
- As they passed on upstream Jones said: "There's no pool above, only a rapid."
- Extract from : « The Adventures of a Modest Man » by Robert W. Chambers
- "Round we go, upstream for the moment," called Jim to the negro at the wheel.
- Extract from : « The Hero of Panama » by F. S. Brereton
Antonyms for upstream
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