uphill

Examples

• All

• Then he started to jog, heading uphill without varying his direction.

  Fiction book (1994)

• They would walk uphill both ways to work in the snow.

  Bedros Keuilian

• If I turn left here and start walking uphill, then eventually I will come to somewhere I recognize.

  Fiction book (1993)

• We needed to hurry, and so we began to climb uphill, our load growing heavier at every step.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The men left the bunker and headed uphill, straight for the trees.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Moving through the panorama are two small figures on a hiking trail, traveling uphill on a ridge.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The hikers trudged uphill for hours until they reached the mountain summit.

• I enjoy riding my bike uphill when the weather is nice and the sun is shining.

• After a long day of work, I took the steep path uphill to my house.

Synonyms

U

up

vsuphill

∞ 1.0

In a higher place or moving to a higher level

narrows this to motion specifically on a hill or incline

U

upwards

vsuphill

56 1.0

Moves toward a higher place, level, or amount

restricts this to physical movement on a hill or slope

U

upward

vsuphill

56 1.1

Pointing or moving toward something higher

applies only to hills or sloping ground rather than any higher direction

U

upslope

vsuphill

3.8

In the direction going up a hill or slope

is used for movement specifically on hills or slopes

Antonyms

D

downward

51 1.0

Toward a lower place or level

Idioms

P

to push water uphill

• Informal

9.6

Try to do something that is very hard or impossible

Compounds

U

uphill battle

• Informal

25 6.6

A difficult task that needs a lot of effort to succeed

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology