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View synonyms for up-and-down

up-and-down

[ uhp-uhn-doun ]

adjective

  1. moving alternately up and down:

    the up-and-down swing of levers; an up-and-down tune.

  2. having an uneven surface:

    up-and-down countryside.

  3. changeable:

    up-and-down luck.

  4. perpendicular or nearly so:

    a straight up-and-down hillside.

up-and-down

adjective

  1. moving, executed, or formed alternately upwards and downwards
  2. very steep; vertical

adverb

  1. backwards and forwards (along)

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Other Words From

  • up-and-downness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of up-and-down1

First recorded in 1610–20

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