Synonyms for uphill
ˈʌpˈhɪl; ˈʌpˌhɪlup·hill

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1. uphillnoun

   Antonyms:
   downhill

2. uphilladverb

   located up a slope or on a hill

   Antonyms:
   downhill

3. uphilladjective

   going up a slope or a hill

   Antonyms:
   downhill

4. uphilladjective

   Antonyms:
   downhill

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1. uphilladjective

   the upward slope of a hill

   Antonyms:
   descending(a)

2. acclivitous, rising, uphilladverb

   sloping upward

   Synonyms:
   emerging, acclivitous, rising

   Antonyms:
   descending(a)

3. uphilladverb

   against difficulties

   "she was talking uphill"

   Antonyms:
   descending(a)

4. uphilladverb

   upward on a hill or incline

   "this street lay uphill"

   Antonyms:
   descending(a)

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1. uphilladjective

   Synonyms:
   ascending, upward

2. uphilladjective

   Synonyms:
   difficult, hard, arduous, toilsome

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1. uphilladjective

   Synonyms:
   ascending, acclivous, rising

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1. List of paraphrases for "uphill":

   difficult, arduous

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How to use uphill in a sentence?

1. Kerri Talbot:

   I think Congress knows it needs to do something but obviously with this administration, having tried to pass legislation, people know it's an uphill battle.

2. Benjamin Dworkin:

   She’s a talented and qualified candidate, but this race is a tremendously uphill battle for her.

3. William Ralph Inge:

   There is no law of progress. Our future is in our own hands, to make or to mar. It will be an uphill fight to the end, and would we have it otherwise Let no one suppose that evolution will ever exempt us from struggles. 'You forget,' said the Devil, with a chuckle, 'that I have been evolving too.'

4. Adam Zimmerman:

   In light of the Bates decision, it's going to be an uphill battle for the company to win on preemption on appeal.

5. John Daly:

   It's been a long time since I played that well in the first round of this tournament, i still feel like I got somewhat of the length to play somewhat long golf courses. Not like some of the guys, but I just hit it in good positions and I left John Daly those six or seven pins that were back that I left John Daly good uphill putts.