Synonyms for precipitously
pre·cip·i·tous·ly

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1. precipitously, sharplyadverb

   very suddenly and to a great degree

   "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply"

   Synonyms:
   sharp, crisply, acutely, aggressively, sharply

2. precipitouslyadverb

   abruptly; in a precipitous manner

   "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore"

   Synonyms:
   sharply

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1. List of paraphrases for "precipitously":

   abruptly, precipitately, sharply, hastily, rashly, steeply

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1. Penn State coach James Franklin:

   THE TAKEAWAY Penn State : The mistakes proved costly. Penn State coach James Franklin will be on major clean-up duty this week after seeing three red-zone possessions end without points, three missed field goals, two interceptions, one lost fumble, a muffed punt and a fumbled kickoff return in addition to Fords late TD run and the late defensive breakdowns. Indiana : This victory is a huge step for the program. Allen know the Hoosiers need to start beating ranked teams more consistently, and this one came on a day the defense played reasonably well and the offense managed only 221 yards 19:35 of possession time. POLL IMPLICATIONS Penn State will slip in the Top 25, perhaps precipitously. The defense played well but broke down late while the offense and special teams werent anywhere near championship caliber. Its turnovers and penalties.

2. Steve Taylor:

   Far fewer hunters are going to Zimbabwe, directly after the Cecil situation numbers declined precipitously.

3. Jennifer Nuzzo:

   The studies have consistently shown that advanced age and underlying health conditions are highly associated with severe illness and death, so I don't expect the ratios to change precipitously or invert, if there are more cases in the community every time that one old person has to go and get to the grocery store, there still is an opportunity.

4. Matt Freedman:

   If you take a solar panel from someone's rooftop and put it in a field, the amount you would pay for that power drops precipitously, what's the magic of having it on the rooftop ? It’s not clear.

5. Evan Thomas:

   I worry that Nixon would have responded precipitously, and been more likely to order a military strike, nixon's language at the time was quite interventionist and hawkish. ... That makes me worry that he might have tried to invade Cuba.