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Uphill vs Upheaval - What's the difference?

uphill | upheaval |

As nouns the difference between uphill and upheaval

is that uphill is an uphill route while upheaval is the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.

As an adverb uphill

is up a slope, towards higher ground.

As an adjective uphill

is located up a slope or on a hill.

uphill

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • up a slope, towards higher ground
  • (by extension) with difficulty

    • Antonyms

    * downhill

    Adjective

    (further)
  • 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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uphill route.

    • Antonyms

    * downhill English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    upheaval

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust
  • a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author= , title=Wales 2-1 Montenegro , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.}}