uphill

English

Etymology

up +‎ hill.

Pronunciation

(adjective, noun) IPA^(key): /ˈʌphɪl/
(adverb) IPA^(key): /ʌpˈhɪl/
Rhymes: -ɪl

Adverb

uphill (comparative more uphill, superlative most uphill)

Up a slope, towards higher ground.
(by extension) With difficulty.

Antonyms

downhill

Translations

up a slope, towards higher ground

Catalan: costa amunt
Czech: nahoru (cs), do kopce
Danish: op ad bakke
French: en montée, en amont (fr)
Galician: costa arriba
Georgian: აღმართი (aɣmarti)
German: bergauf (de), bergan (de)
Irish: in éadan an chnoic

Italian: in salita
Latvian: kalnup
Maori: ki runga
Portuguese: ladeira acima
Russian: в го́ру (ru) (v góru), наве́рх (ru) (navérx)
Spanish: cuesta arriba
Tamil: மேட்டில் (mēṭṭil)
Welsh: i fyny allt, lan rhiw

(by extension) with difficulty

Galician: costa arriba
Russian: с трудо́м (ru) (s trudóm)

Spanish: cuesta arriba

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Romanian: amonte (1), dificil (2)

Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} uzbrdo (sh) f

Adjective

uphill (comparative further uphill, superlative furthest uphill)

Located up a slope or on a hill.
Going up a slope or a hill.
(by extension) Difficult or laborious.

Usage notes

Sense 3 comparative and superlative is usually made with more and most

Antonyms

downhill

Derived terms

uphill gardener

Translations

located up a slope or on a hill

Czech: vyvýšený
German: hochgelegen

Latin: acclīvis
Russian: располо́женный на горе́ (ru) (raspolóžennyj na goré)

going up a slope or a hill

Czech: stoupající, stoupavý
German: ansteigend (de)

Russian: иду́щий в го́ру (ru) (idúščij v góru), веду́щий наве́рх (ru) (vedúščij navérx)

(by extension) difficult or laborious

Czech: obtížný (cs), namáhavý, únavný (cs)
German: mühselig (de)

Russian: тру́дный (ru) (trúdnyj), тяжёлый (ru) (tjažólyj)

Noun

uphill (plural uphills)

An uphill route.

Antonyms

downhill