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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurry, speed |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, advance, bring on, cast, discharge, dispatch, expedite, fling, further, hasten, hurl, launch, let fly, press, push forward, quicken, send forth, speed up, throw, trigger |
| Notes: | precipitous 'hasty, sudden and dramatic' is used in relation to physical or natural objects; precipitate 'done with great haste' relates to human actions or processes |
| Antonyms: | check, slow, wait |
| Main Entry: | abrupt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening suddenly and unexpectedly |
| Synonyms: | hasty, hurried, jerky, precipitate, precipitous, quick, rushing, sudden, surprising, unanticipated, unceremonious, unexpected, unforeseen |
| Antonyms: | at ease, deliberate, expansive, gradual, leisurely |
| Main Entry: | accelerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase speed, timing |
| Synonyms: | advance, drive, dust*, expedite, fire up, forward, further, gun*, hammer on, hasten, hurry, impel, lay a patch, lay rubber, make tracks, nail it, open up, peel rubber, precipitate, put on afterburners, put pedal to metal, quicken, railroad, rev, rev up, roll*, speed up, spur, step on gas, step up, stimulate, tool* |
| Antonyms: | decelerate, defer, hinder, impede, postpone, retard, slow down |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brash |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impulsive, brazen |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bold, brazenfaced, cheeky*, cocksure, cocky*, effervescent, flip, foolhardy, forward, hasty, headlong, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised, impertinent, impetuous, impolitic, impudent, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, insolent, madcap, maladroit, nervy, precipitate, presuming, presumptuous, pushing, rash, reckless, rude, self-asserting, self-assertive, tactless, thoughtless, undiplomatic, untactful, uppity, vivacious |
| Antonyms: | afraid, careful, cautious, discreet, fearful, reserved |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | breakneck |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extremely fast |
| Synonyms: | at full tilt, dangerously fast, excessive, flat out, headlong, high-speed, lightning, precipitate, rapid, reckless, speedy, whirlwind |
| Antonyms: | extremely slow |
| Main Entry: | bring on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provoke |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, advance, cause, expedite, generate, give rise to, induce, inspire, lead to, occasion, precipitate, prompt |
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into being; bring about |
| Synonyms: | be at the bottom of, begin, brainstorm*, break in, break the ice, breed, bring to pass, come out with, compel, cook up, create, dream up, effect, elicit, engender, evoke, fire up, generate, get things rolling, give rise to, hatch, incite, induce, introduce, kickoff, kindle, lead to, let, make, make up, motivate, muster, occasion, open, originate, precipitate, produce, provoke, result in, revert, secure, sow the seeds, start the ball rolling, think up, work up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blockage, mass of coagulation |
| Synonyms: | array, batch, battery, body, bulk, bunch, bundle, clotting, clump, cluster, coagulum, coalescence, conglutination, consolidation, curd, curdling, embolism, embolus, glob, gob, group, grume, lump, occlusion, precipitate, set, thickness, thrombus |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | condensation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | water buildup |
| Synonyms: | condensate, crystallization, deliquescence, dew, distillation, liquefaction, precipitate, precipitation, rainfall |
| Antonyms: | dryness |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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