uphill
pronunciation
How to pronounce uphill in British English:
UK [ˌʌpˈhɪl]
How to pronounce uphill in American English:
US [ˈʌpˌhɪl]
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- Noun:
- the upward slope of a hill
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- Adjective:
- sloping upward
- hard to overcome or surmount
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- Adverb:
- against difficulties
- upward on a hill or incline
Word Origin
- uphill (adj.)
- 1610s, from up + hill. As an adverb from c. 1600. Grose's "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" (1785) has "Uphills, false dice that run high."
Antonym
Example
- 1. Yet the challenger will still face an uphill battle .
- 2. I used to dread the uphill parts of my ride .
- 3. If the non-profit isn 't active , or fails to engage their supporters , the campaign will have an uphill battle .
- 4. But it is uphill work .
- 5. She believes , however , that the family faces an uphill battle .