Synonyms for cliff
Definitions
- n. 1
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- n. 2
A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.
Related words
- Word family
- cliffdrop cliffing
- Phrases
- cliff railway cliff lift cliff rose cliff spurge
Forms
- Plural
- cliffs → drops, drop-offs, precipices, steeps…
Example sentences
- steep The eastern shore of the lake is steep and pebbly.
- precipice The sheep plunged into the precipice and perished.
By length
- 4 letters
- drop1, rock1, crag1
- 5 letters
- steep1, bluff1
- 9 letters
- precipice3
- 10 letters
- promontory
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (precipice3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- falaise
- Español
- acantilado
- Català
- penya-segat