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 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

Some survivors have criticized the process and called for full release of the files, which are precipitating global fallout. — John Parkinson, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Clegg was central to Meta’s decision to take a hard line against Moscow, precipitating an all-out ban on Facebook and Instagram in Russia. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 18 Jan. 2026

The quick pronouncement by administration officials before any meaningful investigation could be completed has raised concerns about the federal government’s determination to conduct a thorough review of the chain of events precipitating the shooting. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026