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go downhill

go down·hill
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goh adverb, adjective doun-hil]
    • /goʊ adverb, adjective ˈdaʊnˈhɪl/
    • /ɡəʊ ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh adverb, adjective doun-hil]
    • /goʊ adverb, adjective ˈdaʊnˈhɪl/

Definitions of go downhill words

  • intransitive verb+adverb go downhill travel down a slope 1
  • intransitive verb+adverb go downhill deteriorate 1
  • noun go downhill to decline; deteriorate 0
  • noun go downhill to decline or deteriorate 0
  • verb go downhill (Idiomatic) To worsen or degenerate. 0

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Parts of speech for Go downhill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

go downhill popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for go downhill

verb go downhill

  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • degenerate — If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
  • descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
  • deteriorate — If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.

Antonyms for go downhill

verb go downhill

  • improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
  • boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
  • laud — to praise; extol.

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