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downhill

/ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/noun, adjective, adverb2 syllables

Downhill means: sloping down rather steeply.

Synonyms for downhill4

adjective, as in sloping down rather steeply

declivitous, downward-sloping, descending

also used for downhill

downslope

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What does downhill mean?5

adjective

1

sloping down rather steeply

noun

1

the downward slope of a hill

2

a ski race down a trail

adverb

1

toward a lower or inferior state“your performance has been going downhill for a long time now”

2

toward the bottom of a hill“running downhill, he gained a lot of speed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with downhill?36

two syllables

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All 36 rhymes for downhill, grouped by syllable

Downhill in a sentence

  • The weather is supposed to go downhill starting this afternoon.CM
  • The road to recovery is downhill all the way.loSqual
  • The road to recovery goes downhill all the way.loSqual
  • And it doesn't take long to go downhill.alcalino
  • An increase in customer complaints might mean business is going downhill.LeviHighway
  • How could things have gone downhill so fast?CK
  • Mennad's relationship with his parents went so downhill.OsoHombre
  • It's usually faster to walk downhill than uphill.CK

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Forms of downhill

as a noun

plural
downhills