downhill

down-hill · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    Toward the bottom of a slope; in a descending direction.

  2. 2.

    Moving or sloping toward the bottom of a hill.

  3. 3.

    A downhill skiing race or the sport itself.

  4. 4.

    (figurative) Becoming worse; declining.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    go downhill — to deteriorate or decline
  • •
    it's all downhill from here — it gets easier from this point (or worse, depending on context)

Related words

Antonyms: uphill
See also: decline, slope, uphill
Synonyms: downward

Etymology

Compound of down + hill, formed in English.