CLIFF: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CLIFF?

Need another word that means the same as “cliff”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “cliff” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cliff” are: drop, drop-off, precipice, rock face, face, crag, bluff, ridge, escarpment, scar, scarp, overhang

Cliff as a Noun

Definitions of "Cliff" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cliff” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A steep high face of rock.
• A steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea.

Synonyms of "Cliff" as a noun (12 Words)

bluff	The act of bluffing in poker deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards. The offer was denounced as a bluff.
crag	A steep rugged rock or cliff.
drop	An instance of falling or dropping. There was not a drop of water in sight.
drop-off	A change downward.
escarpment	A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification.
face	An expression shown on the face. I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news.
overhang	Projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else. He crouched beneath an overhang of bushes.
precipice	A very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one. We swerved toward the edge of the precipice.
ridge	The line or edge formed where the two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top. The roof was unusual due to the relative heights of the eaves and the ridge.
rock face	Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth’s crust.
scar	A lasting effect of grief, fear, or other emotion left on a person’s character by an unpleasant experience. Max could see scars of the blast.
scarp	A very steep bank or slope an escarpment. The north face is a very steep scarp.

Usage Examples of "Cliff" as a noun

• He stood on a high cliff overlooking the town.
• A coast path along the top of rugged cliffs.

Associations of "Cliff" (30 Words)

arroyo	A steep-sided gully formed by the action of fast-flowing water in an arid or semi-arid region, found chiefly in the south-western US.
brae	A steep bank or hillside. A figure was spied struggling up the brae.
canyon	A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America. The Grand Canyon.
cascade	Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. The waterfall raced down in a series of cascades.
chasm	A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc. He was engulfed in a chasm of despair.
declivity	A downward slope or bend. A thickly wooded declivity.
descending	Moving or sloping downwards. A passage of descending chords.
disgorge	(of a building or vehicle) discharge (the occupants. The combine disgorged a steady stream of grain.
drop	An instance of falling or dropping. Drop names.
edge	Strike the ball with the edge of the bat strike a ball delivered by the bowler with the edge of the bat. He rounded the edges of the box.
foothill	A low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range. The camp lies in the foothills of the Andes.
glen	A narrow secluded valley (in the mountains.
gorge	A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it. They gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas.
hasty	Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. Rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion.
hill	Form into a hill. If frost threatens our new plants we hill them up.
hurried	Done in a hurry; rushed. I ate a hurried breakfast.
ledge	A window ledge. A reef ledge.
mountain	A land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill. They sought refuge in the mountains.
precipice	A very steep cliff. We swerved toward the edge of the precipice.
precipitant	A cause of a particular action or event. Depression may be a precipitant in many cases.
precipitous	Extremely steep. The precipitous rapids of the upper river.
ravine	A deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water.
ridge	Spade into alternate ridges and troughs. Ridge the soil.
scarp	Provide a ditch in a fortification with a steep scarp and counterscarp. The scarped edge of the central plateau.
steep	A steep mountain slope. Hair raising steeps.
trickle	Cause (a liquid) to flow in a small stream. The traffic had dwindled to a trickle.
vale	A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river. The Vale of Glamorgan.
valley	A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river. The valley floor.
waterfall	Relating to or denoting a method of project management that is characterized by sequential stages and a fixed plan of work. Each phase of a waterfall project must be complete prior to moving to the next phase.