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cliff

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cliff

a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice

the cliff rises 200 feet from the island's south shore

Synonyms of cliff

barranca (also barranco), bluff, crag, escarpment, palisade, precipice, scar, scarp

Words Related to cliff

butte, cuesta, hogback, tor

bulwark, embankment

declivity, drop-off, pitch

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