downstream

Questions about downstream

What does downstream mean?

downstream means "in the direction of a stream's current". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in downstream?

downstream has 2 syllables: down-stream. The stress falls on "down". In IPA it is /ˈdaʊnˈstɹim/.

What is another word for downstream?

Close synonyms include downriver. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of downstream?

The recorded antonyms are upstream, upstream.

Is downstream a common word?

downstream is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with downstream?

6 words rhyme with downstream. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.