Synonyms for downhill
- adjective
- noun
- adverb
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Located towards or at the bottom of a slope or hill.
Moraines are found at the downhill end of a glacier.
- n. 1
The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
- adv. 1
Down a slope.
Because we got to the summit of the mountain, we could only go downhill from there.
Related words
- Word family
- downhiller
- Phrases
- go downhill downhill skier downhill skiing
Forms
- Plural
- downhills → descents, declivities…
Example sentences
- descending China was descending further and further into decline.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| downhill | rising | |
| descending | steady | |
| declivitous | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- descent2
- 9 letters
- downslope, declivity
- 10 letters
- descending3
- 11 letters
- declivitous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (descent2 = 2 syllables).