Synonyms for downhill


Grammar : Adj
Spell : adverb, adjective doun-hil; noun doun-hil
Phonetic Transcription : adverb, adjective ˈdaʊnˈhɪl; noun ˈdaʊnˌhɪl


Définition of downhill

Origin :
  • 1590s (n.); 1650s (adv.), 1727 (adj.), from down (adv.) + hill. Meaning "a downhill skiing race" is from 1960.
  • adj descending
Example sentences :
  • He took Allister from Kirsty, and we sped away, for it was all downhill now.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • Yet, if she does not set her face against "Gadarening," we are all bound for downhill.
  • Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
  • It was a downhill run, with their hopes rising every moment.
  • Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
  • If it was downhill to the city it would be uphill coming back.
  • Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman
  • Yes, Gedge,” said Bracy drearily; “it is all downhill now to the end.
  • Extract from : « Fix Bay'nets » by George Manville Fenn
  • The return journey was accomplished in about a quarter of an hour, for it was all downhill.
  • Extract from : « Dick Leslie's Luck » by Harry Collingwood
  • From the Burghmuir, all the way to the Grassmarket and the Cowgate, was downhill.
  • Extract from : « Greyfriars Bobby » by Eleanor Atkinson
  • As he rode upon it downhill, it did not go well, and he grumbled.
  • Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan
  • Only thirty acres—just the garden, all downhill, and some fields.
  • Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster
  • Away, away, uphill and downhill they tore as fast as the wind.
  • Extract from : « Cornwall's Wonderland » by Mabel Quiller-Couch

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