upsides

/ (ˈʌpˌsaɪdz) /

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adverb

informal, mainly British (foll by with) equal or level (with), as through revenge or retaliation

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby upsides

upshift, upshot, upside, upside down, upside-down cake, upsides, upside the head, upsilon, upsilon particle, upsize, upskill

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How to use upsides in a sentence

Just as there are clear upsides to these types of proactive efforts in the corporate sector, there are downsides to not doing so.
How Your Company Can End Violence Against Girls|Gary Cohen|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For all the upsides this legislation has for him, it has downsides as well.
Marco Rubio Weighs Supporting Abortion Ban, a Tricky Stand|Eleanor Clift|July 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This much is obvious: the upsides of legalization have been wildly oversold, and the potential downsides blithely ignored.
Why Legalizing Marijuana on Election Day Might Not Be a Good Idea|Tony Doukopil|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But instead, curators have carefully balanced the upsides, downsides and, especially, strange sides of tech.
Weird Science|Blake Gopnik|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

White and her colleagues wanted to address exactly that in their new research: Does ADHD really have the holy grail of upsides?
ADHD's Upside Is Creativity, Says New Study|Casey Schwartz|February 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The uncle at Angers may have been monstrously undutiful; but the nephew from Paris was upsides with him.
Familiar Studies of Men and Books|Robert Louis Stevenson
Having broken faith with him, he considered it his duty to be 'upsides' with him, and tell the servants all he knew about him.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. Surtees
If I carn't keep upsides with the cackle of snide 'uns, dear Charlie, who can?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 17, 1887|Various
Ah, well, he would maybe be upsides with Gourlay yet, so he might!
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
I have been thinking ever since what I can do to be upsides with you and make them talk about me.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett