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downhill¹

  • /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
  • /ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/

Rhymes with -ɪl

Where it comes from

From down- + hill.

adverb further downhill · farther downhill · furthest downhill · farthest downhill

  1. Down a slope. Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there.

    Similar: downslope · Opposite: uphill

  2. broadly So as to deteriorate or get worse. After Don made those tasteless remarks, our relationship with him went downhill.

adjective further downhill · farther downhill · furthest downhill · farthest downhill

  1. Located towards or at the bottom of a slope or hill. Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier.
  2. Going down a slope or a hill. This year's race is on a downhill course.
  3. broadly Easy. That's the hard part of the job done. From now on it's downhill all the way.
  4. Characterized by a style of running with a low center of gravity. He's a downhill runner.

Opposite: uphill

noun downhills

  1. uncountable The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
  2. countable A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.

verb downhills · downhilling · downhilled

  1. To take part in downhill skiing.

Downhill²

proper noun

  1. A coastal village and beach (Downhill Strand) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 7436).
  2. A hamlet in St Eval parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8669).
  3. A northern suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3559).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: descending, declivitous, downward-sloping, downslope, drop-off, descent, alighting, down, sweep, lowering, raid, sag, escalade, bust, downstream, alpine

adjective

Opposite: uphill

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adv down a slope

Españolcuesta abajo
日本語下り坂 kudarizaka
中文下坡 xiàpō
Portuguêsladeira abaixo
Françaisen aval
Deutschbergab
Italianoin discesa
Românăla vale
Русскийпо́д гору pód goru, вниз vniz

adj going down a slope

Русскийспуска́ющийся spuskájuščijsja

noun discipline of alpine skiing

Españoldescenso, prueba de descenso
Françaisdescente
DeutschAbfahrt
Italianodiscesa libera
Românăcoborâre

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@misc{downhill_2026,
  title = {downhill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downhill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}