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precipitate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of precipitate

acting or done with excessive or careless speed
  • the army's precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle
Synonyms of precipitate

cursory, flying, hasty, headlong, helter-skelter, hurried, overhasty, pell-mell, precipitous, rash, rushed
Words Related to precipitate

breakneck, breathtaking

headstrong, heady, hotheaded, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, reckless, unadvised

quick, rapid, speedy, swift

horseback, impromptu, makeshift, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, rush, slapdash, snap, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment

abrupt, sudden
Near Antonyms of precipitate

calculated, calculating, measured

circumspect, foresighted, forethoughtful

drawn-out, extended, long-term, prolonged

faltering, hesitant, hesitating, tentative

dallying, dawdling, laggard, leisurely, poky (or pokey), shilly-shallying, slow
Antonyms of precipitate

deliberate, unhurried, unrushed

Synonym Discussion of precipitate

precipitate, headlong, abrupt, impetuous, sudden mean showing undue haste or unexpectedness. precipitate stresses lack of due deliberation and implies prematureness of action.
    • the army's precipitate withdrawal
headlong stresses rashness and lack of forethought.
    • a headlong flight from arrest
abrupt stresses curtness and a lack of warning or ceremony.
    • an abrupt refusal
impetuous stresses extreme impatience or impulsiveness.
    • an impetuous lover proposing marriage
sudden stresses unexpectedness and sharpness or violence of action.
    • flew into a sudden rage

precipitate

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of precipitate

matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid
  • The chemist filtered out the precipitate from the solution.
Synonyms of precipitate

deposit, deposition, dregs, grounds, sediment, settlings
Words Related to precipitate

lees

ooze, silt, sludge

dross, slag, waste

precipitate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of precipitate

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
  • The air mass was dry, as much of the moisture had precipitated out on the other side of the mountains.
Synonyms of precipitate

pour, rain, storm
Words Related to precipitate

shower

hail, squall

deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, swamp
Phrases Synonymous with precipitate

rain cats and dogs
Near Antonyms of precipitate

drizzle, mist, sprinkle

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