Synonyms for precipice
ˈprɛs ə pɪsprecipice

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.3 / 3 votes

1. precipicenoun

   Synonyms:
   cliff

2. precipicenoun

   A very steep cliff.

   Synonyms:
   cliff

3. precipicenoun

   The brink of a dangerous situation.

   to stand on a precipice

   Synonyms:
   cliff

4. precipicenoun

   A headlong fall or descent.

   Synonyms:
   cliff

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. precipice

   Synonyms:
   cliff, crag, steep descent, headlong, steep

Princeton's WordNet

1. precipicenoun

   a very steep cliff

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1. • Cliff

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. precipicenoun

   Synonyms:
   cliff, crag, steep, abrupt declivity

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "precipice":

   abyss, cliff, brink

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1. Greg Valliere:

   I think we’ll come right up to the precipice, most people in this city feel it’s inconceivable we could default on our debt. I agree it’s unlikely but it’ll be much closer than people thought.

2. Yolanda Kakabadse:

   Humans tend to leave it until we’re at the edge of the precipice before we take decisions. I’m an optimist by nature – you can’t work in the environmental world if you’re not. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62ebf896-ccc9-11e4-b5a5-00144feab7de.html

3. Fadel Gheit:

   Oil prices played a big part, but Petrobras has itself to blame too, it's a classic case of mismanagement and government interference. Low oil prices pushed them over the cliff, but they got to the precipice themselves.

4. Richard Milhous Nixon:

   So you are lean and mean and resourceful and you continue to walk on the edge of the precipice because over the years you have become fascinated by how close you can walk without losing your balance.

5. State John Kerry:

   I look forward to these meetings as an opportunity to try to pull people back from a precipice and try to move down a road, because everybody understands that in the end, it requires a political solution, it requires two states living side-by-side in peace with two peoples appropriately honored with their countries, and with security.