precipitant
4 synonyms and 5 antonyms for precipitant, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Tending to act too quickly, without thinking things through.
Synonyms
Less common
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Tending to act too quickly, without thinking things through.
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...
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