Meaning : Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position.

Example : Look up!.
The music surged up.
The fragments flew upwards.
Prices soared upwards.
Upwardly mobile.

Synonyms : up, upwardly, upwards

Meaning : To a later time.

Example : They moved the meeting date up.
From childhood upward.

Synonyms : up, upwards

Meaning : Directed up.

Example : The cards were face upward.
An upward stroke of the pen.

Meaning : Extending or moving toward a higher place.

Example : The up staircase.
A general upward movement of fish.

Synonyms : up