DOWNSLOPE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word downslope. (close relations)
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| descending | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective • coming down or downward | ||||||
| inclined | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency • at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position adjective satellite • having made preparations | ||||||
| slanting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having an oblique or slanted direction | ||||||
| sloping | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having an oblique or slanted direction • having a slanting form or direction | ||||||
| declining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||
| declension | nounn | |||||
noun • the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages • process of changing to an inferior state • a downward slope or bend • a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms | ||||||
| declination | nounn | |||||
noun • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a downward slope or bend • (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere • a polite refusal of an invitation | ||||||
| decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||
| declivity | nounn | |||||
noun • a downward slope or bend | ||||||
| descent | nounn | |||||
noun • a movement downward • properties attributable to your ancestry • the act of changing your location in a downward direction • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • a downward slope or bend • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||
| fall | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve • the season when the leaves fall from the trees • a sudden drop from an upright position • a downward slope or bend • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance • a movement downward • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) • the time of day immediately following sunset • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity verb • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind • come under, be classified or included • fall from clouds • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin • die, as in battle or in a hunt • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • be captured • occur at a specified time or place • decrease in size, extent, or range • yield to temptation or sin • lose office or power • to be given by assignment or distribution • move in a specified direction • be due • lose one's chastity • to be given by right or inheritance • come into the possession of • fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed • be inherited by • slope downward • lose an upright position suddenly • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position • fall or flow in a certain way • assume a disappointed or sad expression • be cast down • come out; issue • be born, used chiefly of lambs • begin vigorously • go as if by falling • come as if by falling | ||||||
