Uphill

//ˈʌphɪl//

Synonyms for "uphill" (171 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Adjective(1 words)
acclivitous

Strong matches (51)

Related words (85)

Adjective(1 words)
rising

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Translations

53 translations across 25 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀνάντης adj (located up a slope or on a hill)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • нанагорен adj (going up a slope or a hill)
  • напрегнат adj ((by extension) difficult or laborious)
  • труден adj ((by extension) difficult or laborious)
  • нагоре adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Catalan

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  • costa amunt adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 上坡 adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Czech

4 entries
  • namáhavý adj ((by extension) difficult or laborious)
  • obtížný adj ((by extension) difficult or laborious)
  • stoupající adj (going up a slope or a hill)
  • stoupavý adj (going up a slope or a hill)

Danish

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  • op ad bakke adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

French

2 entries
  • en amont adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)
  • en montée adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Galician

2 entries
  • costa arriba adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)
  • costa arriba adv ((by extension) with difficulty)

Georgian

1 entries
  • აღმართი adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

German

4 entries
  • ansteigend adj (going up a slope or a hill)
  • hochgelegen adj (located up a slope or on a hill)
  • mühselig adj ((by extension) difficult or laborious)
  • bergan adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Irish

1 entries
  • in éadan an chnoic adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Italian

2 entries
  • in salita adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)
  • in salita adv ((by extension) with difficulty)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 上り坂 adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Latin

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  • acclīvis adj (located up a slope or on a hill)
  • acclīvis adj (going up a slope or a hill)

Latvian

1 entries
  • kalnup adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Māori

1 entries
  • ki runga adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • boajopp adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Polish

1 entries
  • pod górę adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • ladeira acima adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Romanian

1 entries
  • la deal adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Russian

4 entries
  • веду́щий наве́рх adj (going up a slope or a hill)
  • иду́щий в го́ру adj (going up a slope or a hill)
  • располо́женный на горе́ adj (located up a slope or on a hill)
  • тру́дный adj ((by extension) difficult or laborious)

Spanish

2 entries
  • cuesta arriba adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)
  • cuesta arriba adv ((by extension) with difficulty)

Swedish

1 entries
  • uppför adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Tamil

1 entries
  • மேட்டில் adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Welsh

2 entries
  • i fyny allt adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)
  • lan rhiw adv (up a slope, towards higher ground)

Sample sentences

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After an uphill struggle against great odds they finally got the company on its feet again.

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This is an uphill road.

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Greenpeace is fighting an uphill battle to save the environment.

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Our car pulled uphill.

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