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go downhill
verb as in come down
verb as in decline
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verb as in degenerate
verb as in deteriorate
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verb as in die
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verb as in fail
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- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in miscarry
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- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in rot
verb as in sink
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verb as in slump
verb as in worsen
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Example Sentences
“When he got bit by the gubernatorial bug, things started to go downhill,” says Siegel.
When the dorsolateral PFC goes tilt, things go downhill fast, cognitively speaking.
And when he invites a wheelchair-bound guest to commiserate with him about his bubble-wrapped foot, things go downhill from there.
And, ma'am, I know that his brother will be the ruin of John; he'll go downhill fast, as many a fine young fellow has done.
Since I began to go downhill everybody gives me a kick; you are the first people who have offered me a helping hand.
You are young, and it is my duty to let no young person go downhill without one warning word.
Before they left the summit of the divide to go downhill into the west, they halted for one last look back.
We therefore put brakes of rope under our runners when we were to go downhill.
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On this page you'll find 503 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to go downhill, such as: decline, decrease, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, and fail.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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