upwards of

ADJECTIVE

certain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

individual numerous particular precise special specific specified various

WEAK

a couple a few defined divers express many marked one regular several singular some sundry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common general imprecise indefinite inexact usual

WEAK

questionable uncertain undecided unpredictable unsure

ADVERB

approximately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost generally relatively roughly

STRONG

about around

WEAK

ballpark figure bordering on circa close to closely comparatively in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the region of in the vicinity of just about loosely more or less most much not far from not quite proximately very close

Antonyms

WEAK

accurately clearly definitely exactly precisely

ADVERB

nearly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approximately practically roughly virtually

STRONG

about closely most well-nigh

WEAK

all but approaching as good as circa close but no cigar give or take a little in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood just about more or less much nearabout not quite pretty near round roundly some somewhere within a little

ADVERB

virtually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually something like

Example Sentences

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Ronaldo jumped first in late 2022 by moving to Riyadh, where the petro-riches of the Saudi Pro League have him earning upwards of $200 million a season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He thinks the headline increase could be upwards of 4%, with core CPI getting near 3%.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

So far, upwards of 3,000 people have died in Iran alone, with thousands dead in Lebannon, and hundreds of casualties in other countries in the region.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Baz Luhrmann’s “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” has earned upwards of $15 million in theaters, showing audience interest in music documentaries and concert films.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“Quickly telephone to Helmholtz Watson.” “. . . upwards of five thousand kilometres of fencing at sixty thousand volts.”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

upwards of

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