precipitous | Definition of precipitous

Synonyms and Antonyms of precipitous

1 acting or done with excessive or careless speed

soon regretted our precipitous actions in international affairs

Synonyms of precipitous

cursory, drive-by, flying, gadarene, hasty, headlong, helter-skelter, hurried, overhasty, pell-mell, precipitate, rash, rushed

Words Related to precipitous

breakneck, breathtaking

headstrong, heady, hotheaded, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, reckless, unadvised

quick, rapid, speedy, swift

horseback, impromptu, makeshift, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, rush, slapdash, snap, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment

Near Antonyms of precipitous

calculated, calculating, measured

circumspect, foresighted, forethoughtful

drawn-out, extended, long-term, prolonged

faltering, hesitant, hesitating, tentative

dallying, dawdling, laggard, leisurely, poky (or pokey), shilly-shallying, slow

Antonyms of precipitous

deliberate, unhurried, unrushed

2 having an incline approaching the perpendicular

a precipitous ski slope that fully merits its triple diamond designation

Synonyms of precipitous

abrupt, bold, sheer, steep

Words Related to precipitous

perpendicular, plumb, straight, vertical

craggy, hillocky, hilly, mountainous, scarped

angled, canted, cocked, heeled, inclined, listed, slanted, sloped, tilted, tipped

Near Antonyms of precipitous

gentle, gradual, moderate, soft

even, flat, flush, horizontal, level, plane, smooth, unruffled, unwrinkled

Antonyms of precipitous