Synonyms of precipitating

precipitating 1 of 2

adjective

as in rainy

marked by or abounding with rain

thick, precipitating clouds that just stayed in our region for days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rainy
• wet
• pouring
• stormy
• spitting
• sprinkling
• drizzling
• misty
• drippy
• drizzly
• mizzly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry

precipitating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of precipitate

as in raining

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

• raining
• pouring
• storming
• flooding
• drowning
• spitting
• showering
• raining cats and dogs
• engulfing
• hailing
• inundating
• swamping
• squalling
• deluging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spitting
• sprinkling
• drizzling
• misting
• mizzling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of precipitating

Verb

The need for upgrades to campus infrastructure and the slow process of obtaining tax credits left the building program years behind schedule, precipitating a 2022 lawsuit. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Now both Stellantis and the union have confirmed to the Detroit Free Press that the automaker and Canadian company Roshel have signed an agreement precipitating a sale. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

When Tupac Shakur died in 1996, investigators at the time pointed to an East Coast-West Coast record label rivalry as precipitating his violent end. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026

The second episode… [is about] the fall of the group, precipitating [John Pearson’s] leaving, the downfall. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 June 2026

Fear of a repeat invasion also led Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev to send nuclear missiles to Cuba, precipitating the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 that nearly led to nuclear war. — Kevin A. Young, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

And then a track number is posted, precipitating a mad dash that runs somewhere between the running of the bulls in Pamplona and entering Wal-Mart on Black Friday in 1999. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Iranian strikes have targeted the energy infrastructure of its neighbors and instituted a blockade on the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20% of the world's oil and gas was shipped before the war, precipitating the worst energy shock in decades. — Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026

Its Jupiter-crossing orbit leads to gravitational interactions, precipitating a future ejection in 2098. — Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026