upstairs

1 of 3adverb

/ˌʌps.tɛrz/

1

on or toward a higher part of a building

A1

I prefer to sleep upstairs in the loft rather than downstairs.
I went upstairs to grab my phone from my bedroom.
Let's have a movie night upstairs in the entertainment room.
Please keep the noise down, our neighbors upstairs might get disturbed.
The children were playing upstairs in their room.

Synonyms:

on a higher floor up above up the stairs

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2

in relation to a person’s mental or intellectual capacity

He’s clever upstairs, always coming up with brilliant solutions.
She’s quick upstairs, grasping new concepts with ease.
He might be slow upstairs, but his determination is unmatched.
There’s a lot going on upstairs when she’s deep in thought.
Being sharp upstairs helped him excel in his studies.