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

The Tar Heels lost two NBA players in Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar from a team that lost in the round of 64 in March at the NCAA Tournament, a defeat that precipitated the firing of former men’s head coach Hubert Davis. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

On the Kansas side, the amalgamation of several settlements in Wyandotte county precipitated the formation of a unified municipality. — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

Their letter precipitated the launch of the Manhattan Project and, six years later, the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. — Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Rethink Trade director Lori Wallach cautioned against viewing the first-half 2025-to-2026 contraction in the deficit as an all-out win, given that there were special circumstances that precipitated it. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

Investigators are probing their relationship to the victim and what precipitated the attack. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Still, no punches thrown from his direction on the way out, beyond the social-media trail that seemingly precipitated the Friday fracas with Adebayo. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Grave loss in Canada precipitated the Declaration of Independence, created with an eye to France and Spain as allies. — Sarah M.s. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Today, the life expectancy has more than doubled, from 35 to 79 years, and Washington would likely be treated with antibiotics, rather than bloodletting, for the throat infection that precipitated his death. — Stephanie Stephens, USA Today, 26 June 2026