What is another word for acclivity?
708 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɐklˈɪvɪti], [ ɐklˈɪvɪti], [ ɐ_k_l_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_t_i]
Acclivity is a word that refers to an upward slope or incline. But there are many other synonyms that can be used to describe this kind of terrain. Some of these words include ascent, rise, incline, gradient, hillside, slope, elevation, and steepness. Each of these words can be used to describe different types of terrain, and some may be more appropriate than others depending on the context. For example, an ascent may suggest a gradual climb, while a steepness implies a more significant degree of difficulty. Similarly, an incline may be used to describe a gentle slope, while a gradient might refer to a more gradual change in elevation. Regardless of the word used, all of these synonyms can help to describe the contours of the land.
Synonyms for Acclivity:
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n.
• acclivity • ascent- ramp .
Other synonyms:
- grade .
Other relevant words:
- abstract ,
- acclivitous ,
- accrue ,
- acme ,
- addition ,
- advanced ,
- aerodynamic lift ,
- aggrandisement ,
- aggrandizement ,
- airlift ,
- alt ,
- altitude ,
- ambidextrous ,
- ancestry ,
- angle of dip ,
- angle of inclination ,
- anklebone ,
- annul ,
- apposite ,
- approach ,
- argot ,
- arguing ,
- argument ,
- arise ,
- arouse ,
- artful ,
- ascend ,
- ascension day ,
- ascension of the lord ,
- aslant ,
- aslope ,
- assumed ,
- astragal ,
- astragalus ,
- asynclitism ,
- auction pitch ,
- autumn ,
- awry ,
- backing ,
- backsheesh ,
- baksheesh ,
- bakshis ,
- bakshish ,
- bang-up ,
- bank building ,
- banking company ,
- banking concern ,
- batch ,
- be given ,
- bead ,
- beau ,
- beforehand ,
- belike ,
- bestride ,
- bet ,
- betterment ,
- bevel square ,
- bias ,
- billow ,
- blood ,
- blood line ,
- bloodline ,
- bring forward ,
- bring up ,
- bristle ,
- brow ,
- buckle ,
- build ,
- build up ,
- bulge ,
- bully ,
- bum ,
- bump ,
- bung ,
- bury ,
- buttery ,
- buzzword ,
- cabbage ,
- calculate ,
- call down ,
- call forth ,
- cant over ,
- capitulation ,
- cash advance ,
- cast ,
- cast off ,
- cesspit ,
- cesspool ,
- chamfer ,
- class ,
- clever ,
- cliff ,
- climb on ,
- climb up ,
- clotheshorse ,
- cockeyed ,
- coin bank ,
- come ,
- come along ,
- come down ,
- come on ,
- come up ,
- confidential information ,
- conjure ,
- conjure up ,
- contention ,
- contestation ,
- controversy ,
- corking ,
- correct ,
- cosmetic surgery ,
- count ,
- countermand ,
- course ,
- cracking ,
- crease ,
- crepuscle ,
- crepuscule ,
- crest ,
- crestless wave ,
- crown ,
- cut down ,
- cutpurse ,
- dandy ,
- dangle ,
- deal ,
- decay ,
- deceitful ,
- deceptiveness ,
- declension ,
- declination ,
- declivitous ,
- decrease ,
- degenerate ,
- degree ,
- deliver ,
- delivery ,
- delusive ,
- depend ,
- deposit ,
- depository financial institution ,
- descend ,
- deteriorate ,
- develop ,
- devolve ,
- dim ,
- diminish ,
- diminution ,
- discharge ,
- dismiss ,
- dispose ,
- disposed ,
- disposition ,
- disputation ,
- distinction ,
- double-dealing ,
- double-tongued ,
- douse ,
- downfall ,
- downslope ,
- downward-sloping ,
- dribble ,
- driblet ,
- drift ,
- drip ,
- drop cloth ,
- drop curtain ,
- drop down ,
- drop off ,
- drop-off ,
- duck ,
- dude ,
- dunk ,
- duplicitous ,
- dusk ,
- el ,
- elate ,
- elevate ,
- elicit ,
- emerging ,
- eminent ,
- emission ,
- encourage ,
- encouragement ,
- english ,
- enhance ,
- enkindle ,
- erect ,
- evenfall ,
- evoke ,
- excrescence ,
- expend ,
- extraction ,
- extrusion ,
- face ,
- face lift ,
- face lifting ,
- face-lift ,
- facelift ,
- fain ,
- faithlessly ,
- fake ,
- fall down ,
- fall off ,
- farm ,
- fashion plate ,
- faux ,
- fee ,
- feeler ,
- fell ,
- fictitious ,
- fictive ,
- filch ,
- filiation ,
- fire ,
- fish ,
- flatten ,
- flight ,
- flip ,
- flock ,
- flow ,
- footslog ,
- fop ,
- form ,
- forward motion ,
- free fall ,
- further ,
- furtherance ,
- gag ,
- gain ,
- gain ground ,
- gallant ,
- gasp ,
- gear ,
- get ahead ,
- get along ,
- get on ,
- get up ,
- gibbosity ,
- gibbousness ,
- given ,
- glance over ,
- glide ,
- gliding ,
- gloaming ,
- go down ,
- go on ,
- go under ,
- go up ,
- good deal ,
- grad ,
- gradation ,
- gratuity ,
- graze ,
- great ,
- great deal ,
- groovy ,
- ground level ,
- grow ,
- growth ,
- hammock ,
- hang ,
- hatful ,
- hawk ,
- heap ,
- heave up ,
- heaving ,
- heft ,
- heft up ,
- height ,
- heighten ,
- hike up ,
- hiker ,
- hint ,
- hobo ,
- holier-than-thou ,
- hook ,
- hop on ,
- huckster ,
- hump ,
- imitation ,
- in advance ,
- in all likelihood ,
- in all probability ,
- inclination of an orbit ,
- inclining ,
- increment ,
- insurrection ,
- intoxicate ,
- intumesce ,
- invoke ,
- italic language ,
- j. j. hill ,
- janus-faced ,
- jargon ,
- joust ,
- jump ,
- jump on ,
- jut ,
- keel ,
- keen ,
- kick upstairs ,
- kindle ,
- knock off ,
- lapse ,
- lead ,
- lean ,
- leaning ,
- leave out ,
- leaven ,
- lessen ,
- level ,
- levy ,
- liable ,
- lift up ,
- light ,
- line ,
- line of descent ,
- lineage ,
- lingo ,
- list ,
- lofty ,
- look ,
- lopsided ,
- lot ,
- lurch ,
- magnetic dip ,
- magnetic inclination ,
- make headway ,
- march on ,
- mark ,
- mass ,
- melioration ,
- meridian ,
- mess ,
- mickle ,
- minded ,
- mint ,
- miss ,
- mistaken ,
- money box ,
- monger ,
- mound ,
- mount up ,
- move on ,
- move up ,
- muckle ,
- natural elevation ,
- neat ,
- neglect ,
- nifty ,
- nightfall ,
- nip and tuck ,
- nobble ,
- not bad ,
- note ,
- nurture ,
- off-key ,
- oily ,
- old ,
- oleaginous ,
- omit ,
- onward motion ,
- order ,
- origin ,
- originate ,
- overleap ,
- overlook ,
- overture ,
- overturn ,
- pad ,
- pant ,
- parent ,
- parentage ,
- pass ,
- pass on ,
- pass up ,
- passel ,
- patois ,
- peachy ,
- peak ,
- pearl ,
- peck ,
- peddle ,
- pedigree ,
- pertinent ,
- pharisaic ,
- pharisaical ,
- pick up ,
- pickpocket ,
- pietistic ,
- pietistical ,
- pile ,
- pilfer ,
- pin ,
- pinch ,
- pinnacle ,
- pious platitude ,
- pitch shot ,
- pitcher's mound ,
- pitching ,
- place ,
- plagiarise ,
- plagiarize ,
- plenty ,
- plod ,
- plunge ,
- point ,
- position ,
- pot ,
- potential ,
- pourboire ,
- precipitate ,
- preeminence ,
- prepared ,
- pretended ,
- pretermit ,
- probable ,
- probably ,
- produce ,
- profligate ,
- progression ,
- promote ,
- promotion ,
- prostrate ,
- protrusion ,
- protuberance ,
- prove ,
- provoke ,
- puff ,
- puff up ,
- pull ahead ,
- purloin ,
- put down ,
- put forward ,
- put on ,
- put up ,
- quite a little ,
- raft ,
- rage ,
- raising ,
- ramble ,
- range ,
- rank ,
- rate ,
- ravel ,
- rear ,
- rebel ,
- rebellion ,
- reckon ,
- recruit ,
- reel ,
- refuse ,
- reject ,
- rely ,
- repeal ,
- rescind ,
- resurrect ,
- retch ,
- return ,
- reverse ,
- revoke ,
- revolt ,
- rhytidectomy ,
- rhytidoplasty ,
- ride ,
- ridgeline ,
- ridgepole ,
- riding horse ,
- rip ,
- rise up ,
- roam ,
- rock ,
- roll ,
- rooftree ,
- roue ,
- rove ,
- run ,
- run down ,
- run up ,
- rush ,
- rustle ,
- saddle horse ,
- sailing ,
- sailplaning ,
- sales pitch ,
- sales talk ,
- savings bank ,
- scan ,
- scend ,
- score ,
- scree ,
- send away ,
- send packing ,
- separatrix ,
- set ahead ,
- set down ,
- set up ,
- setting ,
- settle ,
- shake off ,
- sham ,
- shape up ,
- shed ,
- sheik ,
- shift ,
- shine ,
- side of meat ,
- sight ,
- simulated ,
- sinkhole ,
- skew-whiff ,
- ski lift ,
- ski tow ,
- skim ,
- sky ,
- slang ,
- slanted ,
- slap-up ,
- slash ,
- slew ,
- slide down ,
- slog ,
- sloped ,
- slump ,
- smarmy ,
- smashing ,
- snarf ,
- sneak ,
- soapy ,
- soar ,
- soar up ,
- soar upwards ,
- soccer field ,
- solidus ,
- sour ,
- souse ,
- spate ,
- spend ,
- spill ,
- spring up ,
- stack ,
- stagger ,
- stand up ,
- steer ,
- stemma ,
- step-up ,
- stir ,
- stock ,
- storm ,
- stray ,
- strike ,
- strike down ,
- stroke ,
- subside ,
- summit ,
- sump ,
- supercharge ,
- superlative ,
- surface ,
- surrender ,
- swag ,
- swallow hole ,
- swan ,
- sway ,
- swear ,
- swell up ,
- swelling ,
- swing ,
- swinger ,
- swipe ,
- tap ,
- tar ,
- tend ,
- tendency ,
- tending ,
- throw ,
- throw away ,
- throw off ,
- throw out ,
- tide ,
- tidy sum ,
- tier ,
- tip off ,
- tippytoe ,
- tiptoe ,
- tiptop ,
- top ,
- topple ,
- toss ,
- towering ,
- traitorously ,
- tramp steamer ,
- tramper ,
- treacherously ,
- treasonably ,
- trudge ,
- tubercle ,
- tuberosity ,
- tumble ,
- tumefy ,
- tumesce ,
- turn down ,
- turn out ,
- twilight ,
- two-faced ,
- uncoerced ,
- unctuous ,
- undutiful ,
- unforced ,
- unload ,
- untrue ,
- upheaval ,
- upraise ,
- upsurge ,
- upthrust ,
- vacate ,
- vagabond ,
- vend ,
- vernacular ,
- virgule ,
- volition ,
- wad ,
- wander ,
- wane ,
- warp ,
- wax ,
- weight ,
- well ,
- well up ,
- wild leek ,
- win ,
- wind ,
- wobble ,
- wonky ,
- work up ,
- worsen ,
- zoom .
- hill .
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How to use "Acclivity" in context?
Acclivity is a word people often use incorrectly. People use the word to describe behaviors they don't like or activities they would rather not do. The correct definition of the word is "the act of walking, climbing, or skiing.
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