upward

1. In, to, or toward a higher place, level, or position: flying upward.
2. Toward a higher position in a hierarchy or on a socioeconomic scale: a young executive moving upward fast.
3. To or toward the source, origin, or interior.
4. Toward the head or upper parts: bare from the waist upward.
5. Toward a higher amount, degree, or rank: Prices soared upward.
6. Toward a later time or age: from adolescence upward.

Related Forms:

• upˈward·ly adverb