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uphill Definition

up·hill (uphil)

adverb

  1. toward the top of a hill or incline; upward
  2. with difficulty; laboriously

adjective

  1. going or sloping up; rising
  2. calling for prolonged effort; laborious
  3. located on high ground

noun

a sloping rise or ascent

uphill Synonyms

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modif.

  1. Rising

    up, upward, toward the summit, toward the crest, skyward, ascending, climbing.

    Antonyms down*, downhill*, descending.

  2. Laborious

    difficult, strenuous, with difficulty.

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