Smooth and Uphill

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Smooth adjective - Having or showing very polished and worldly manners.

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Uphill is an antonym for smooth.

Uphill adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else

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Smooth is an antonym for uphill.

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Uphill and Smooth. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/smooth/uphill

Smooth & Uphill. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/smooth/uphill>.

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