Downstream Synonyms and Antonyms

dounstrēm
Away from the source or with the current
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. downriver
Antonyms:
  1. upriver
  2. upstream
In the direction of a stream's current
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. upstream

Words Related to Downstream

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. down-stream
  2. up-stream
  3. seawards
  4. downdrift
  5. outfall

Downstream Sentence Examples

  • The view downstream and directly below the bridge was awesome.

  • What was downstream that it might hit?

  • Protective works downstream of the dam were completed in 1906 at a cost of about £E304,000.

  • All crews should ensure that they do not drift downstream of their marshaling position.

  • More than a thousand bodies were counted; large numbers were swept downstream, or lay bloated on the rocks.

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