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downhill

/'d/AU/n'h/I/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Declivous; descending; sloping.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. the downward slope of a hill

    noun.object

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a ski race down a trail

    noun.event

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Declivity; descent; slope.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adverb

  1. toward a lower or inferior state

    adv.all

    Examples
    Your performance has been going downhill for a long time now.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. toward the bottom of a hill

    adv.all

    Examples
    Running downhill, he gained a lot of speed.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs <i>downhill</i>.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. sloping down rather steeply

    adj.all

    Synonyms declivitous downward-sloping

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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