English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

precipitant

5 antonyms for precipitant — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adj — Tending to act too quickly, without thinking things through.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Tending to act too quickly, without thinking things through.

2. adj

Happening or moving very fast, often suddenly and without warning.

Opposites

Antonyms

Etymology

The adjective is borrowed from Middle French précipitant, Old French precipitant (“acting hastily, hasty, rash; acting, happening, or moving rapidly; pressing”) (modern French précipitant), and from their etymon Late Latin praecipitans (“hasty, rash”), an adjective use of Latin praecipitāns, the present participle of p...

Full origin of precipitant →

People also searched

Nearby words

← Back to the full definition of precipitant
Synonyms and antonyms from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.