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Uphill

Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill.

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Ascending 84% connected

of Ascend

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Ascending 84% connected

of Ascend

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 5

Acclivity 76% connected

A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; asce…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ascent 76% connected

The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Climb 76% connected

To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Acclivitous 92% connected

Acclivous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rising 92% connected

of Rise

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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