Home › Words › D › downslopedownslopedownslope means in a direction down a slope.EtymologyFrom down + slope.adjIn a direction down a slope.advDown a slope.nounA descent or declivity.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.upslope 78% match — an upward slope vs downslope →backslope 76% match — A downward slope away from the bank of a river, mountain, etc. vs downslope →aslope 74% match — Slanted, sloping. vs downslope →inslope 74% match — A slope that is tilted towards a road. vs downslope →sloping 73% match — Having a slope. vs downslope →sidehill 72% match — The side or slope of a hill; a sloping descent. vs downslope →postslope 72% match — At the end of a slope vs downslope →downsloping 72% match — Sloping downward. vs downslope →