Hypernyms for "slope"
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abruptness
acclivity
ascend
ascent
bank
camber
cant
canyonside
climb
coast
declension
declination
decline
declivity
descent
dip
downslope
escarpment
fall
gentleness
grade
gradualness
hillside
mountainside
piedmont
pitch
precipitousness
raise
rake
rise
scarp
ski slope
slant
steepness
stoop
upgrade
versant
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.