| Main Entry: | precipitous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | steep, falling sharply |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, arduous, craggy, dizzy, dizzying, high, perpendicular, precipitate, sharp, sheer |
| Notes: | precipitous 'hasty, sudden and dramatic' is used in relation to physical or natural objects; precipitate 'done with great haste' relates to human actions or processes |
Antonyms: |
gradual |
| Main Entry: | precipitous/precipitate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fast, sudden; impulsive; initial |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, breakneck, brief, frantic, gone off half-cocked, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, heedless, hurried, ill-advised, impatient, impetuous, indiscreet, jump the gun, madcap, off the hip, off the top of head, plunging, precipitant, quick, rapid, rash, reckless, refractory, rushing, subitaneous, swift, unanticipated, uncontrolled, unexpected, unforeseen, violent, willful, without warning |
Antonyms: |
careful, cautious, slow |
| Main Entry: | abrupt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening suddenly and unexpectedly |
Synonyms: |
hasty, hurried, jerky, precipitate, precipitous, quick, rushing, sudden, surprising, unanticipated, unceremonious, unexpected, unforeseen |
Antonyms: |
at ease, deliberate, expansive, gradual, leisurely |
| Main Entry: | craggy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | jagged |
Synonyms: |
asperous, broken, cragged, harsh, precipitous, rock-bound, rocky, rough, rugged, scabrous, scraggy, stony, uneven, unlevel, unsmooth |
Antonyms: |
flat, smooth |
| Main Entry: | hurried |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quick, rushed |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, breakneck, brief, cursory, fast, hasty, headlong, hectic, impetuous, perfunctory, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, rushing, short, slapdash, speedy, subitaneous, sudden, superficial, swift |
Antonyms: |
easily, leisurely, slow, unhurried, unrushed |
| Main Entry: | impetuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acting without thinking |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, ardent, eager, fervid, fierce, furious, going off deep end, hasty, headlong, hurried, impassioned, impulsive, passionate, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, rash, restive, rushing, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, subitaneous, sudden, swift, unbridled, unexpected, unplanned, unpremeditated, unreflecting, unrestrained, unthinking, vehement, violent |
Antonyms: |
calm, cautious, circumspect, considerate, reflective, sensible, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | sheer |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt, steep |
Synonyms: |
arduous, erect, headlong, perpendicular, precipitate, precipitous, sideling, upright |
| Notes: | shear(s) (noun) are large scissors with strong blades - (verb) to remove fleece, hair, or foliage by cutting or clipping; sheer (adjective) means complete and without restriction or qualification - (verb) turn sharply or change direction abruptly |
Antonyms: |
moderate, slow |
| Main Entry: | steep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extreme in direction, course |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, arduous, breakneck, declivitous, elevated, erect, headlong, high, hilly, lifted, lofty, perpendicular, precipitate, precipitous, prerupt, raised, sharp, sheer, straight-up |
Antonyms: |
gentle, mild, moderate |
| Main Entry: | straight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aligned; not curved |
Synonyms: |
beeline, collinear, consecutive, continuous, direct, erect, even, horizontal, in a line, in a row, in line, inflexible, invariable, level, like an arrow, lineal, linear, near, nonstop, perpendicular, plumb, precipitous, rectilineal, rectilinear, right, running, sheer, short, smooth, solid, square, straightforward, successive, through, true, unbent, unbroken, uncurled, undeviating, undistorted, uninterrupted, unrelieved, unswerving, upright, vertical |
Antonyms: |
curved, indirect, twisted |
| Main Entry: | sudden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unexpected; happening quickly |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, accelerated, acute, expeditious, fast, flash, fleet, hasty, headlong, hurried, immediate, impetuous, impromptu, impulsive, out of the blue, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, quick, quickened, rapid, rash, rushing, spasmodic, speeded, subito, swift, unforeseen, unusual |
Antonyms: |
expected, slow |