SCARPED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

scarped

adjective

as in craggy

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It’s set on a remote farm nestled high in the Rocky Mountains in the early 1950s, and the images — of jutting peaks and plunging valleys, of endless stretches of pine, of the craggy frosted grandeur of it all — are vivid enough to carry you away.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Foliage-seekers can alight in the town of Winona, Minnesota, located on an island in the Mississippi—where visitors hike, kayak, or fish amid craggy river bluffs carpeted with ever-changing treetops.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of craggy

Adjective

The result was tremendous pushing power—crucial for construction outfits on the hilly terrain of Northern California, Oregon, and so on.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026
In February, a legislator was among six people who died after a helicopter crash in a hilly area of western Kenya.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hilly

Adjective

For people feeling strapped by steep costs, the 60/30/10 budget can offer a more forgiving framework to follow.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
Putin, for his part, did not publicly signal any movement from his previous steep demands, which seek major concessions from Ukraine.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of steep

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Less an Italian island than a heady myth, this four-square-mile limestone dollop in the Tyrrhenian Sea has been a precipitous theatre to human nature since Roman times.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Amid a precipitous drop in domestic film and television production in recent years, Hollywood has coalesced around support for a federal tax credit.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of precipitous

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In the last big vertical ladder section, Hector and I reached peak levels of awareness of our surroundings.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The company conducted the flights using its Chaparral hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in Louisiana.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

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