Synonyms for uphill
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : adverb, adjective uhp-hil; noun uhp-hil |
| Phonetic Transcription : adverb, adjective ˈʌpˈhɪl; noun ˈʌpˌhɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for uphill Other synonyms for the word uphill
Définition of uphill
Origin :- 1610s, from up + hill.
- adj going up
- adj difficult, laborious
- There was no match in the country for Peter when it came to a long, uphill chase.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- He has no intention of fighting an uphill battle; he keeps the roadway of politics.
- Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato
- It'll be uphill both ways from there an' we can't budge her an inch.
- Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
- It was uphill work trying to hold out for the remaining 35 runs.
- Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
- If it was downhill to the city it would be uphill coming back.
- Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman
- Life is an uphill pull for him, and he bears his burdens so cheerfully.
- Extract from : « Winning the Wilderness » by Margaret Hill McCarter
- He did not have it all easy, though, and the fight was an uphill one.
- Extract from : « Baseball Joe in the Big League » by Lester Chadwick
- Away, away, uphill and downhill they tore as fast as the wind.
- Extract from : « Cornwall's Wonderland » by Mabel Quiller-Couch
- All the fashion of Loring dwelt, as a matter of course, at Uphill.
- Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope
- If it is wrongly launched, it will have an uphill climb, whatever its virtues.
- Extract from : « The Building of a Book » by Various
Antonyms for uphill
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