Synonyms for cliff
klɪfcliff

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1. cliffnoun

   Synonyms:
   precipice

2. Cliffnoun

   A diminutive of the male given name Clifford.

   Synonyms:
   precipice

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1. cliff, drop, drop-offnoun

   a steep high face of rock

   "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

   Synonyms:
   falloff, driblet, bead, drop cloth, lessening, drop, falling off, free fall, pearl, dip, fall, decrease, slack, drop-off, slump, drib, drop curtain

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1. • Geological Formation

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1. cliffnoun

   Synonyms:
   crag, precipice, high and steep rock

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1. cliffnoun

   Synonyms:
   crag, bluff, precipice

2. cliffnoun

   Synonyms:
   palisades (line of bold cliffs)

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1. List of paraphrases for "cliff":

   falaise, ravine, clive, bluff, bluffs, precipice, escarpment

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1. Ronald Reagan:

   Die-hard conservatives thought that if I couldn't get everything I asked for, I should jump off the cliff with the flag flying-go down in flames. No, if I can get 70 or 80 percent of what it is I'm trying to get ... I'll take that and then continue to try to get the rest in the future.

2. Sabine Weyand:

   Given all the signals... we are well advised to take seriously that the UK does not intend to go for an extension of the transition and we need to be prepared for that, that means in the negotiations we have to look at those issues where failing to reach an agreement by 2020 would lead to another cliff-edge situation.

3. Quentin Tarantino:

   Could Cliff Booth beat up Bruce Lee ? Brad Pitt would not be able to beat up Bruce Lee, but Cliff Booth maybe could, if you ask me the question,' Well, who would win in a fight : Bruce Lee or Dracula ?' It's the same question. It's a fictional character. If I say Cliff Booth could beat Bruce Lee up, Cliff Booth's a fictional character, then Cliff Booth could beat Bruce Lee up.

4. Theresa May:

   It feels like some major values that we all share in Europe have been undermined for whatever shady reasons, so to just, you know, blindly keep going in the direction of a cliff like lemmings, I don't get it. All I know is I'm not going to be a winner out of this situation.

5. Bill Bender:

   They acted quickly, they found a way to get down the cliff, they put themselves at jeopardy... They administered CPR to the person in attempt to save a life.