Synonyms of precipitated

precipitated

verb

past tense of precipitate

as in poured

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 & Similar Words

• poured
• rained
• flooded
• stormed
• drowned
• rained cats and dogs
• showered
• engulfed
• spit
• hailed
• inundated
• deluged
• swamped
• squalled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sprinkled
• spit
• drizzled
• misted
• mizzled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of precipitated

Stammen is quoted in my game story (here) saying the Padres liked the matchup and that the hard contact against King is what precipitated his decision to pull the right-hander. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026

Others think Davie’s ruthless headcount reductions led to a brain drain, which in turn precipitated editorial errors that ultimately led to his resignation. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026

Leon was seeking gender reassignment surgery, which come to play a significant role in the climax of the hostage crisis precipitated by his partner. —Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026

Leon is seeking gender confirmation surgery and his needs come to play a significant role in the climax of the hostage crisis precipitated by his partner. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

The unprecedented leap at Sunshine Farm in Necedah, Wisconsin, last week was precipitated by some stray dogs that rushed the enclosure and spooked the 16-month-old Chesney, said his keeper, Debbie Marland. —CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026

The event that had precipitated this change was the 1973 Yom Kippur War, a surprise assault on Israel launched by Arab forces on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. —Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026

And unfortunately, the Live Nation case similarly has triggered questions around the conditions that precipitated this particular settlement. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

His ideas precipitated a tectonic crisis of political legitimacy and unleashed a series of continent-wide wars, sometimes featuring millenarian protocommunist sects like the Anabaptists, who sought to overthrow the social order. —Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026