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Nouns (1)

precipitate

n. a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

Verbs (9)

precipitate

v. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

precipitate

v. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

precipitate

v. hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"

precipitate

v. bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"

precipitate

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

separate from solution

v. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

fall sharply

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

fall, come down

v. fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (3)

abrupt

adj. exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"

headlong, overhasty

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

Fuzzynyms (104)

sink, slump, fall off

v. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

move, prompt, incite, motivate

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

pull, pull in, draw in, attract

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

precipitate, fall sharply

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

fix, deposit, pose, posit, situate

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

bank, cover with ashes

v. cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"

save, lay aside, save up

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

pull, pull in, draw in, attract

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

precipitate

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

fix, deposit, pose, posit, situate

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

bank, cover with ashes

v. cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"

save, lay aside, save up

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

hasty

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

hurried

adj. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

instant, instantaneous

adj. occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

direct

adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

hurrying, fast-flying, speedy, fast flying

adj. moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"

precipitate, headlong, overhasty

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

madcap, tearaway, brainish, hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous

adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)

hurrying, fast-flying, speedy, fast flying

adj. moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"

precipitate, abrupt

adj. exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"

Synonyms (14)

explosive

adj. sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"

quick

adj. brought about in a short time: "a sudden cure"

unexpected, unforeseen

adj. happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development"

quick, superficial, cursory

adj. hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"

hasty

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

helter-skelter, hurry-scurry, pell-mell, tumultuous

adj. with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train"

rush, rushed

adj. done under pressure; "a rush job"

Antonyms (3)

gradual

adj. proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"

slow

adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

slow

adj. with less than usual speed or velocity

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