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Synonyms for crag

Most common

rock cliff precipice buttress

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.

Related words

Word family
cragged craggy cragsman

Forms

Plural
crags → rocks, cliffs, buttresses, precipices…

Example sentences

  • rock A big rock stuck out from the bank into the river.
  • cliff The bus fell off the cliff, killing all 10 aboard.
  • precipice The sheep plunged into the precipice and perished.
  • buttress He used evidence to buttress his claims.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cragrising
rocksteady
cliffrising
precipicerising
buttresssteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
rock1, rack1
5 letters
cliff1
8 letters
buttress2
9 letters
precipice3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buttress2 = 2 syllables).

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