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Downhill

see synonyms of downhill

Noun

1. downhill

the downward slope of a hill

2. downhill

a ski race down a trail

Adjective

3. declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping

sloping down rather steeply

Adverb

4. downhill

toward a lower or inferior state

Example Sentences:
'your performance has been going downhill for a long time now'

5. downhill

toward the bottom of a hill

Example Sentences:
'running downhill, he gained a lot of speed'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Downhill

see synonyms of downhill
adjective
1. 
going or sloping down
adverb
2. 
towards the bottom of a hill; downwards
3.  go downhill
noun
4. 
the downward slope of a hill; descent
5. 
a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Downhill

see synonyms of downhill
adverb
1. 
toward the bottom of a hill
2. 
to a poorer condition, status, etc.
adjective
3. 
sloping or going downward
4. 
without difficulty; easy
5. 
of or having to do with skiing downhill or, specif., the downhill (sense 7)
noun
6.  Obsolete
descent (sense 4)
7.  Skiing
a timed downhill race on a very long, steep course with wide gates
see also slalom

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Downhill

see synonyms of downhill
adv.
1. Down the slope of a hill.
2. Toward a lower or worse condition: The alcoholic's health went downhill fast.
adj. (dounhĭl′)
1. Sloping downward; descending.
2. Sports Of, relating to, or constituting skiing down a slope: a downhill racer.
3. Marked by deterioration or worsening performance; worse: felt his best days were behind him and that his future could be downhill from now on.
4. Involving fewer challenges or less difficulty than before; easier: The worst is over—it's all downhill from here.
n.
1. A downhill skiing race on a course without slalom gates.
2. A downward gradient; a descending slope.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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