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uphill

/ʌpˈhɪl/noun, adjective, adverb2 syllables

Uphill means: sloping upward.

Synonyms for uphill3

adjective, as in sloping upward

acclivitous, rising, ascending

What does uphill mean?4

adjective

1

sloping upward

noun

1

the upward slope of a hill

adverb

1

against difficulties“she was talking uphill”

2

upward on a hill or incline“this street lay uphill”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with uphill?36

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All 36 rhymes for uphill, grouped by syllable

Uphill in a sentence

  • During our journey, we faced an uphill climb.Aghanim
  • Whenever you come across an uphill, you tackle it.Aghanim
  • Greenpeace is fighting an uphill battle to save the environment.CM
  • It's usually faster to walk downhill than uphill.CK
  • The trail started going a little bit uphill.Amastan
  • The second leg of the hike was uphill.Amastan
  • When I was your age, we had to walk uphill to school, both ways.Spamster
  • My efforts felt like a constant uphill battle that I couldn't win.Nuel

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Forms of uphill

as a noun

plural
uphills