adj

downstream

down-STREEM

adj

Further along in the direction a river or fluid is flowing.

"The village sits a few miles downstream from the dam."

"Debris floated downstream after the storm."

Happening later in a process, or affected by an earlier stage of it.

"Any error in the data entry causes problems downstream."

"The client receives data downstream from the server."

How to Use Downstream

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishFurther along in the direction water (or a process) is flowing — the opposite of upstream.

Easily confused with

upstream →

Common pairings

downstream effects flow downstream downstream from

Word Forms

further downstream comparative, farther downstream comparative, further downstream comparative, farther downstream comparative, downstreamed past tense, downstreams singular, furthest downstream superlative, farthest downstream superlative, furthest downstream superlative, farthest downstream superlative

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Etymology

From down- + stream, describing motion with the current.

Antonyms

upstream

Related Words

below upstream

Rhymes for downstream

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