motströms
Swedish
Etymology
mot (“against”) + ström (“stream”) + -s
Adverb
motströms (comparative motströmsare, superlative motströmsast)
- in the opposite direction of the current, upstream
- Vi gick motströms längs stranden
- We walked upstream along the beach
- Synonym: uppströms
- Antonym: medströms
- (figuratively) (to go) against the current
- Han var van att bryta normer och simma motströms
- He was used to breaking norms and going against the current