precipitately

Examples

• All

• Spending cannot be contained by cutting services to whites precipitately because that would encourage white flight and endanger social cohesion.

  Academic text (1996)

• I have never known why she did this so senselessly, so precipitately, so obviously near to my grandmother's death.

  Fiction book (2001)

• They were meeting over the network, all of them people who had expressed desires not to abandon the base so precipitately.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Next followed Pompey Curry, who, on being let loose, precipitately fled, was fired upon, and badly wounded, but escaped with his life.

  Blog text (6)

• Most of Harmon's thirty-three-man column "retreated precipitately."

  Academic text (2008)

• Teel would not have risked jeopardizing her disguise by acting precipitately.

  Fiction book (1991)

• She left the meeting precipitately, not considering the implications of her decision.

• The storm arrived so suddenly that we had to evacuate precipitately.

• They concluded the negotiation precipitately, missing important details.

Synonyms

Q

quickly

vsprecipitately

∞ 1.0

At a fast speed or without delay

suggests hurriedness that is excessive and often lacking careful thought

S

suddenly

vsprecipitately

∞ 1.0

Quickly and without warning

focuses more on suddenness plus excessive haste, not only surprise

R

rapidly

vsprecipitately

356 1.4

In a very short time

adds the idea of excessive, often careless haste rather than mere speed

A

abruptly

vsprecipitately

108 3.3

In a sudden way that gives no warning

adds the sense of excessive, thoughtless speed beyond mere abruptness

S

swiftly

vsprecipitately

75 1.0

Quickly and smoothly

stresses hasty, often thoughtless action rather than smooth speed

H

hastily

vsprecipitately

43 3.5

In a quick, careless way

is faster and more extreme, implying too much haste and little thought

I

in haste

vsprecipitately

19 2.8

Quickly and without careful thought

is more excessive rush, emphasizing great speed and lack of thought

H

hurriedly

vsprecipitately

15 3.2

Acting quickly with little care

is a stronger, excessive hastiness that commonly lacks careful thought

P

precipitously

vsprecipitately

12 7.6

Very quickly and suddenly, often causing a large change

is about extreme haste and rapid action rather than steep or sudden shape

H

headlong

vsprecipitately

11 6.4

In a very quick and careless way without thinking

stresses excessive speed more than mere recklessness or danger

I

impulsively

vsprecipitately

11 5.1

Act quickly because you suddenly want to, without thinking first

emphasizes rapid, excessive haste rather than inner sudden urges

R

rashly

vsprecipitately

6 5.6

Act quickly without thinking about the bad results

focuses more on extreme speed and hurried action than only bad judgment

P

post-haste

vsprecipitately

• Formal

4 7.4

As quickly as possible

implies urgency but not necessarily the careless, thoughtless quality

F

frenetically

vsprecipitately

1 7.0

Very quickly and in a worried or excited way

is less about frantic energy and more about excessive hasty speed

I

impetuously

vsprecipitately

1 7.7

Suddenly and without thinking carefully

leans more toward great haste and rapid action than sudden force

W

with a quickness

vsprecipitately

• Informal

1 7.2

In a very short time

carries a stronger sense of reckless haste and lack of thought

S

swifty

vsprecipitately

• Informal

1 8.5

Happening very quickly

is more intense haste with a careless, thoughtless quality

Antonyms

S

slowly

∞ 1.0

At a low speed without hurrying

How Hasty

recklessly

29 4.6

rashly

6 5.6

precipitately

• Formal

1 8.3

hurriedly

15 3.2

hastily

43 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology