upwind

1. 1.

   away from the wind

   “they were sailing leeward”

   Synonymsleeward

   Antonymsdownwind
2. 2.

   in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing

   “they flew upwind”

   Synonymsagainst the windinto the wind

   Antonymsdownwind

1. 1.

   towards the side exposed to wind

   Synonymsweather

   Similarwindward

Questions about upwind

What does upwind mean?

upwind means "away from the wind". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in upwind?

upwind has 2 syllables: up-wind. The stress falls on "up".

What is another word for upwind?

Close synonyms include leeward, against the wind, into the wind, weather. 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 upwind?

The recorded antonyms are downwind, downwind.

Is upwind a common word?

upwind is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.