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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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