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Synonyms for downslope

Most common

fall decline descent downhill

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A descent or declivity.

Forms

Plural
downslopes → downhills, descents, falls, declines…

Example sentences

  • fall One step further, and you will fall into an abyss.
  • decline I had to decline the invitation because I was ill.
  • descent Most of Algeria's population is of Berber descent.
  • downhill It's usually faster to walk downhill than uphill.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
downslopefalling
fallsteady
declinesteady
descentsteady
downhillrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fall1
7 letters
decline2, descent2
8 letters
downhill2
9 letters
declivity
10 letters
declension3
11 letters
declination

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decline2 = 2 syllables).