See precipitate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To put down, especially in layers, by a natural process:
deposit. See increase
adjective
Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste:
brash, foolhardy, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, impetuous, improvident, impulsive, incautious, madcap, precipitant, rash1, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered. See carefulHappening quickly and without warning:
abrupt, hurried, precipitant, sudden. See fast, surprise
noun
Matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural process:
deposit, dreg (often used in plural), lees, precipitation, sediment. See leftoverSomething brought about by a cause:
aftermath, consequence, corollary, effect, end product, event, fruit, harvest, issue, outcome, ramification, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, sequent, upshot. See cause
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