Noun
- 1. downhill, descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
- usage: the downward slope of a hill
- 2. downhill, ski race, skiing race
- usage: a ski race down a trail
Adjective
- 1. declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping, descending(prenominal) (vs. ascending)
- usage: sloping down rather steeply
Adverb
- 1. downhill
- usage: toward a lower or inferior state; "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now"
- 2. downhill
- usage: toward the bottom of a hill; "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed"
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