'Ups and downs' definitions:

Definition of 'Ups and downs'

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  • Up \Up\, n. The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • Ups and downs, alternate states of elevation and depression, or of prosperity and the contrary. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • They had their ups and downs of fortune. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'ups and downs'

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