upwards

Adverb

• In an upward direction; toward a higher point.
• spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  • "the fragments flew upwards"
  • "prices soared upwards"
• to a later time

Adv

• Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
• To a higher figure or amount.
• Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
• Backwards in time, into the past.
• To or into later life.

Examples

• The game score climbed upwards with every strategic play he made.

Synonyms

up, upward, upwardly

Antonyms

down, downward, downwardly, downwards