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Synonyms of precipitate

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Another word for precipitate is project. Other synonyms of precipitate are launch, cast, toss, pitch and sling.

Synonyms and similar words for precipitate

verbTo make something happen suddenly and quickly.

verbTo throw an object or person from a great height.

  • throw
  • flingTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  • castTo throw.
  • bung Australia, UK
  • chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  • chunk slangTo throw.
  • dashTo throw violently.
  • dumpTo put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it.
  • feck
  • heaveTo throw, cast.
  • hieldTo throw; cast; put.
  • hoy AustraliaTo throw.
  • huckTo throw or chuck.
  • hurlTo throw (something) with force.
  • launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • lobTo throw.
  • peckTo throw.
  • peg slangTo throw.
  • pitchTo throw.
  • projectTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
  • quoitTo throw like a quoit.
  • shyTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
  • slightTo throw heedlessly.
  • skewTo hurl or throw.
  • slingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  • tossTo throw with an initial upward direction.
  • trajectTo throw or cast through, over, or across.
  • whang Australia, UKTo throw with a rapid slamming motion.
  • whipTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
  • whopTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
  • wingTo throw.
  • yeet slang
  • cook UK, dialectalTo throw.
  • jerk obsoleteTo throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
  • hurtle archaic, literaryTo propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • pick obsoleteTo throw; to pitch.
  • thrill obsoleteTo hurl; to throw; to cast.
  • warp obsolete, rareTo throw.

adjectiveHeadlong; falling steeply or vertically.

adjectiveVery steep; precipitous.

adjectiveWith a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.

  • hotheadedPertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
  • impetuous
  • rashActing too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.
  • daring
  • devil-may-careCarefree, reckless, irresponsible.
  • headstrongDetermined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
  • heedlessUnaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
  • imprudentNot prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's...
  • impulsive
  • quick-and-dirtyDone or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for...
  • reckless
  • suddenHasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
  • temeritousHaving temerity; displaying disdain or contempt for danger.

adjectivePerformed very rapidly or abruptly.

Meaning of precipitate

  1. verb To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
  2. verb To throw an object or person from a great height.
  3. verb To send violently into a certain state or condition.

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Questions about synonyms of precipitate

What is another word for precipitate?
Precipitate has 63 synonyms on Word.ws, such as project, launch, cast, toss, pitch, sling, fling and shy.
What does precipitate mean?
Precipitate means to make something happen suddenly and quickly.

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