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[ adverb, adjective uhp-hil; noun uhp-hil ] / adverb, adjective ˈʌpˈhɪl; noun ˈʌpˌhɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR uphill ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbup or as if up the slope of a hill or other incline; upward: The soldiers marched uphill. Water does not run uphill without assistance. adjectivegoing or tending upward on or as if on a hill: an uphill road. at a high place or point: an uphill village. laboriously fatiguing or difficult: an uphill struggle to become wealthy. nouna rising terrain; ascent. Origin of uphillFirst recorded in 1540–50; up- + hill SYNONYMS FOR uphill4 arduous, hard, strenuous, taxing, grueling. SEE SYNONYMS FOR uphill ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby uphillUpham, upheaval, upheave, upheld, Up-Helly-Aa, uphill, uphold, upholster, upholsterer, upholstery, uphroe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uphillWith national Democrats focused on defending vulnerable incumbents, Romanoff has an uphill fight. The 8 Most Competitive Congressional Races of 2014|Ben Jacobs|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST But without a damaged Democrat, electing a Republican to federal office in Massachusetts will always be an uphill fight. The Great Gay Republican Congressional Hope of 2014 Is Dimming|Ben Jacobs|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Oregon will always be an uphill battle for the GOP in the near future. Koch Brothers Bail Out GOP Senate Hopeful in Oregon|Ben Jacobs|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Minnesota Republican Mike McFadden is facing an uphill battle to defeat incumbent Democratic Senator Al Franken in November. Republican's Ballsy Ad Features Him Getting Punched In The Crotch|Ben Jacobs|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aiken will face an uphill battle aganst Ellmers, in a district since gerrymandered to be Republican-leaning. Clay Aiken’s Democratic Opponent Dies Suddenly|Ben Jacobs|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST They own the property beyond ours, and uphill from the mine. The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin Of course it will be an uphill undertaking to get Aunt Katrina started; she will believe that it would kill her instantly. East Angels|Constance Fenimore Woolson "But I think she's beginning to get fonder of me," he would end, with an uphill cheerfulness. The King's Mirror|Anthony Hope He knew how wearying and difficult that uphill journey was to the dwellers in the valley beneath. That Little Beggar|E. King Hall Strictly speaking, a very slight flattening of the front ski hastens the start of an uphill swing from a traverse. How To Ski and How Not To|Vivian Caulfeild
British Dictionary definitions for uphill
adjectiveinclining, sloping, or leading upwards requiring arduous and protracted effortan uphill task adverbup an incline or slope; upwards against difficulties Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to uphillskyward, exhausting, punishing, arduous, grueling, strenuous, rising, uprising, mounting, climbing, ascending, tough, up, acclivous, hard, labored, operose, rugged, taxing, toilsome |