adverb

downhill

down-HIHL

adverb

Towards the bottom of a slope.

"The bike coasted downhill without any pedaling."

adjective

Getting steadily worse.

"Things went downhill after the funding fell through."

noun

A high-speed alpine skiing event, or the act of skiing down a slope fast.

"She won gold in the downhill at the Olympics."

How to Use Downhill

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMoving toward the bottom of a hill — often used figuratively for things getting steadily worse.

Common pairings

go downhill downhill skiing all downhill from here

Word Forms

further downhill comparative, farther downhill comparative, further downhill comparative, farther downhill comparative, downhilled past tense, downhills plural, downhills singular, furthest downhill superlative, farthest downhill superlative, furthest downhill superlative, farthest downhill superlative

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Antonyms

uphill

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