Synonyms for downhill
ˈdaʊnˈhɪl; ˈdaʊnˌhɪldown·hill

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1. downhillnoun

   Antonyms:
   uphill

2. downhillnoun

   located down a slope or hill

   Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there

   Antonyms:
   uphill

3. downhilladjective

   going down a slope or a hill

   Antonyms:
   uphill

4. downhilladjective

   Antonyms:
   uphill

5. downhilladjective

   After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill.

   Antonyms:
   uphill

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1. downhillnoun

   the downward slope of a hill

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a)

2. downhilladjective

   a ski race down a trail

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a)

3. declivitous, downhill, downward-slopingadverb

   sloping down rather steeply

   Synonyms:
   downward-sloping, declivitous

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a)

4. downhilladverb

   toward a lower or inferior state

   "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now"

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a)

5. downhilladverb

   toward the bottom of a hill

   "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed"

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a)

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1. • Descent

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. downhilladjective

   Synonyms:
   declivous, descending, sloping

2. downhillnoun

   Synonyms:
   descent, declivity, slope

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1. List of paraphrases for "downhill":

   downslope, alpine, descent, alighting

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1. Nick Corderos wife:

   Nick Corderos has had a bad morning, unfortunately, things are going downhill at the moment, so I am asking again for all the prayers, mega-prayers, right now.

2. Bob Sykes:

   The statement made by Ms. Paltrow that Dr. Sanderson hit her from behind is false, paltrow clearly hit Dr. Sanderson from behind. Dr. Sanderson was the downhill skier and had the right-of-way. It is unfortunate that Ms. Paltrow would fail to tell the truth about what happened.

3. Sharon Osbourne:

   I remember lying there thinking,' Well, you've done it now.' Really calm, sharon Osbourne got me an ambulance. After that, it was all downhill.

4. Beth Abbot:

   He was ash white and then he started to turn blue, just in a snap second it started to go downhill rather quickly.

5. Patrick Curley:

   This is nothing like the 70s or 80s, crime levels here dip down and go back up, but it's still no comparison. To someone new to New York City New York City feels like things are going downhill, but New York always comes back.