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

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

While Carvalho’s resignation was widely reported — and precipitated the appointment of Andrés Chait as the new superintendent three days later — there was no indication at the time that the school board had been pressuring Carvalho to step down. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 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

The 2002 crash, which was caught on camera and precipitated the Forest Service’s reckoning and its modern airworthiness program, was caused by unidentified wing cracking. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026

That precipitated this rapid process. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 5 June 2026

As shared by the financial intelligence platform Quartr, this, in turn, precipitated another shift. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

In response to the legal notice, Dewberry’s wife, Jaimie Brown Dewberry, told the AJC late last month the company had received no information or details about what precipitated the warning, noting that the site is secured and locked with no pedestrian openings. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 June 2026