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
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cliff” as a noun can have the following definitions:
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. |
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. |
The synonyms and related words of "Brag" are: blow, bluster, boast, gas, gasconade, shoot a…
The synonyms and related words of "Pierce" are: thrust, make a hole in, penetrate, puncture,…
The synonyms and related words of "Weary" are: aweary, tired, tired out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired,…
The synonyms and related words of "Kick" are: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, give…
The synonyms and related words of "Useless" are: futile, pointless, purposeless, impractical, vain, in vain,…
Want to describe something with adjectives that start with 'J'? Though they are not numerous,…