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upside

  • /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/

Rhymes with -ʌpsaɪd

Where it comes from

From up + side.

noun upsides · up-side

  1. The highest or uppermost side or portion of something.
  2. figuratively A favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect. The only upside of being over 35 is that you don't get raped as much.

    Similar: beauty, bright side · Opposite: downside

  3. An upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc.

    Opposite: downside

preposition up-side

  1. informal On the top of. Ruth Ann clenched her hand around the hairbrush and felt like smacking Ashley upside the head with it. She knew better than to talk that way.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: top, upper side, top side, upwards, upward, increasing, rise, rising, increase, edge, backwards, improvement, stride, advantage, benefit, head

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noun the highest or uppermost side or portion of something

DeutschOberseite
Русскийверх verx
العربيةفَوْق fawq

noun a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect

Españollado bueno, lado positivo, lado favorable
DeutschVorteil, positive Seite, Schokoladenseite, gute Seite
Русскийплюс pljus

noun an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc

DeutschAufwärtsbewegung, Aufwärtstrend, Stärkung, Erholung
Русскийрост rost

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@misc{upside_2026,
  title = {upside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}