DOWNHILL Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word downhill. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DOWNHILL
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descending | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • coming down or downward | ||||||||
sinking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a descent as through liquid (especially through water) • a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) • a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension | ||||||||
sliding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being a smooth continuous motion | ||||||||
worsening | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • changing for the worse noun • process of changing to an inferior state • changing something with the result that it becomes worse | ||||||||
collapsing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) verb • break down, literally or metaphorically • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack • fold or close up • fall apart • cause to burst • suffer a nervous breakdown • lose significance, effectiveness, or value | ||||||||
declining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
degenerating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior adjective satellite • unrestrained by convention or morality verb • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
deteriorating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
regressing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence • returning to a former state verb • go back to a statistical means • go back to a previous state • get worse or fall back to a previous condition • go back to bad behavior | ||||||||
retrogressing | verbv | |||||||
verb • get worse or fall back to a previous condition • go back to bad behavior | ||||||||
declivitous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • sloping down rather steeply | ||||||||
downward-sloping | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • sloping down rather steeply |