Definition of
uphill has definitions from the field of geography
1
[ adjective ] hard to overcome or surmount

Synonyms

stiff

Examples

"a stiff hike" "a stiff exam" "an uphill battle against a popular incumbent"

Related terms

hard

2
[ adjective ] sloping upward

Synonyms

rising acclivitous

Related terms

ascending

3
[ adverb ] upward on a hill or incline

Examples

"this street lay uphill"

4
[ adverb ] against difficulties

Examples

"she was talking uphill"

5
[ noun ] (geography) the upward slope of a hill

Related terms

ascent

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Rhymes with

hill downhill foothill anthill molehill churchill

Phonetic and Homophones

AH1 P HH IH1 L

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