upside

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈʌˌpsaɪd/ 🇺🇸 /ˈʌˈpsaɪd/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The upper or highest part of something; the top side.; The positive or advantageous aspect of a situation; a benefit or favorable outcome.; The potential for profit or gain in a financial investment or business venture.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: upsides

Collocations

the upside ofupside potentialupside riskon the upsidesee the upside

Derivatives

upside-downupside-downness

Synonyms

advantagebenefitplusmeritpositive

Antonyms

downsidedrawbackdisadvantage

Commonly confused

downside
EN: 'Downside' is the opposite of 'upside', referring to the negative aspect or disadvantage of something.
upside-down
EN: 'Upside-down' is an adjective/adverb meaning inverted or reversed in position, not related to the positive/negative aspect sense of 'upside'.

Spelling tips

EN: Write 'upside' as one word when used as a noun meaning advantage; do not separate it into 'up side'.

💬 Examples

  1. The upside of the mountain was covered in snow.

  2. The upside of working from home is that you save time on commuting.

  3. Analysts see significant upside in the stock over the next quarter.