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Upslope vs Uphill - What's the difference?

upslope | uphill |

As nouns the difference between upslope and uphill

is that upslope is an upward slope while uphill is an uphill route.

As adjectives the difference between upslope and uphill

is that upslope is in a direction up a slope while uphill is located up a slope or on a hill.

As adverbs the difference between upslope and uphill

is that upslope is up a slope while uphill is up a slope, towards higher ground.

upslope

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an upward slope

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • in a direction up a slope

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • up a slope

    • Antonyms

    * downslope

    Anagrams

    *

    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