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declivity

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Synonyms and Antonyms of declivity

a downward slope

the cabin is precariously perched on a declivity of the mountain's northern face

Synonyms of declivity

declension, decline, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, fall, hang, hanging

Words Related to declivity

basin, depression, hollow

Near Antonyms of declivity

glacis, grade, gradient, hill, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt

Antonyms of declivity

acclivity, ascent, rise, upgrade, uphill, uprise

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