Need another word that means the same as “steep”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “steep” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Steep” are: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious, precipitous, sheer, abrupt, sharp, perpendicular, vertical, bluff, vertiginous, dizzy, sudden, precipitate, rapid, expensive, dear, costly, high, stiff, absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, infuse
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “steep” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| absorb | Take in, also metaphorically. The liquids light and gases absorb. |
| engross | Gain or keep exclusive possession of (something. The notes totally engrossed him. |
| engulf | Eat or swallow (something) whole. The toad can engulf nestling birds. |
| immerse | Cause to be immersed. She was still immersed in her thoughts. |
| infuse | Fill; pervade. Infuse the dried flowers in boiling water. |
| plunge | (of a ship) pitch. He came to a decision and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it. |
| soak up | Submerge in a liquid. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “steep” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abrupt | (of a style of speech or writing) not flowing smoothly; disjointed. The match came to an abrupt end. |
| bluff | Bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured. A bluff and rugged natural leader. |
| costly | Costing a lot; expensive. The government s biggest and most costly mistake. |
| dear | Endearing sweet. One s dearest wish. |
| dizzy | Having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one’s balance. Jonathan had begun to suffer dizzy spells. |
| exorbitant | Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation. Some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls. |
| expensive | High in price or charging high prices. Expensive clothes. |
| extortionate | (of a price) much too high; exorbitant. Extortionate prices. |
| high | Being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension sometimes used in combinations like knee high. A high mountain. |
| outrageous | Wildly exaggerated or improbable. Subjected to outrageous cruelty. |
| perpendicular | So steep as to be almost vertical. The perpendicular cliff. |
| precipitate | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation. A precipitate decline in Labour fortunes. |
| precipitous | Dangerously high or steep. The track skirted a precipitous drop. |
| rapid | Happening in a short time or at a great rate. They lost three wickets in rapid succession. |
| sharp | Having or emitting a high pitched and sharp tone or tones. The job was a sharp contrast from her past life. |
| sheer | Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers. Sheer white silk chiffon. |
| stiff | Very drunk. A stiff neck. |
| sudden | Happening without warning or in a short space of time. A sudden cure. |
| unconscionable | Lacking a conscience. The unconscionable conduct of his son. |
| usurious | Relating to or characterized by usury; extortionate. They lend money at usurious rates. |
| vertical | Upright in position or posture. The vertical axis. |
| vertiginous | Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling. Vertiginous drops to the valleys below. |
| axis | In World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations. The leaflets are arranged in rows on a slender axis. |
| brae | A steep bank or hillside. A figure was spied struggling up the brae. |
| canyon | A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. The Grand Canyon. |
| chasm | A deep fissure in the earth’s surface. The chasm between rich and poor. |
| cliff | A steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea. A coast path along the top of rugged cliffs. |
| edge | Strike the ball with the edge of the bat strike a ball delivered by the bowler with the edge of the bat. The edge of the leaf is wavy. |
| foothill | A relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain. The camp lies in the foothills of the Andes. |
| glen | A narrow secluded valley (in the mountains. |
| gorge | A narrow pass (especially one between mountains. They gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas. |
| gradient | The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal. Fail safe brakes for use on steep gradients. |
| hill | Form into a hill. A hill of ruffs looked at from a distance on a sunny day was a very pleasing spectacle. |
| hurried | Moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste. The hurried life of a city. |
| incline | An inclined surface or plane a slope especially on a road or railway. Some people are very mathematically inclined. |
| mound | A small hill. The dead were cremated and then buried at the centre of a great mound. |
| mountain | A large surplus stock of a commodity. They sought refuge in the mountains. |
| obliquity | The presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle. |
| perpendicular | Perpendicular position or direction. The wall declines from the perpendicular a little inward. |
| precipice | A very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one. We swerved toward the edge of the precipice. |
| precipitant | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. Depression may be a precipitant in many cases. |
| precipitous | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. The precipitous rapids of the upper river. |
| promontory | A point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake; a headland. A rocky promontory. |
| ramp | Provide with a ramp. They re trying to ramp the share price. |
| ravine | A deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water. |
| ridge | Form into a ridge. The land ridges towards the South. |
| scarp | Provide a ditch in a fortification with a steep scarp and counterscarp. The scarped edge of the central plateau. |
| slant | A biased way of looking at or presenting something. Slant pockets. |
| 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. |
| vertical | A vertical structural member as a post or stake. The vertical axis. |
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