different between downstream vs upriver

English

Etymology

From down- +? stream.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?m

Adjective

downstream (not comparable)

1. Lower down, in relation to a river, stream or flow of fluid

   She lives downstream from the dam.

2. (computing) In the direction from the server to the client.
3. (biology) Towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule.
4. (metaphoric) Influenced by something; being a consequence of something.

Antonyms

• upstream

Translations

Adverb

downstream (not comparable)

1. Following the path of a river or stream

   We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.

Antonyms

• upstream

Translations

Verb

downstream (third-person singular simple present downstreams, present participle downstreaming, simple past and past participle downstreamed)

1. To stream downward.

English

Alternative forms

• up-river

Etymology

up- +? river

Adverb

upriver (not comparable)

1. Towards the source of a river.
2. Against the current.

Adjective

upriver (comparative further upriver, superlative furthest upriver)

1. Towards the source of a river.

Synonyms

• upstream

Antonyms

• downriver
• downstream

Translations

See also

• up the creek without a paddle
• up the river