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precipice

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of precipice

a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice

scaled the steep precipice with the ease of an experienced climber

Synonyms of precipice

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

Words Related to precipice

butte, cuesta, hogback, tor

bulwark, embankment

declivity, drop-off, pitch

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