upstream

[uhp-streem] / ˈʌpˈstrim /

ADJECTIVE

difficult

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambitious arduous burdensome challenging crucial demanding laborious onerous painful problematic severe strenuous tough troublesome

WEAK

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 stiff titanic toilsome trying unyielding uphill wearisome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy effortless facile helpful nice trivial

WEAK

calm free friendly manageable plain simple sociable straightforward uncomplicated

Example Sentences

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That uncertainty has seen a shift from "downstream" companies that run apps and software to "upstream" firms such as chipmakers, many of which are based in Asia.

From Barron's

With renewed determination, at least on Duane’s part, the two explorers followed the river upstream in the hope of finding a less splashy way across it.

From Literature

However, some oil may bypass the containment and there is still some oil present in upstream watercourses.

From BBC

Net income in its upstream unit was 5% above consensus while its industrial unit came in 8% ahead, the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal

Quarterly earnings in the upstream unit were hit by weaker oil prices but its industrial unit benefited from higher refining margins, Repsol said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

upstream

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