downhill

Definitions

Moving or sloping toward a lower level or position.

Declining in quality, health, or fortune; deteriorating.

Easily accomplished or requiring little effort.

Examples

The cyclist gained incredible speed as he raced downhill.

After the company lost its biggest client, business went steadily downhill.

It is much easier to run downhill than it is to climb back up.

Synonyms

descending declining sloping sinking deteriorating worsening dropping

Antonyms

uphill ascending rising improving climbing advancing mounting