precipice
Edge of falling
A precipice is a very steep or vertical rock face—a cliff edge from which one could fall.
The word almost always carries danger or drama: She stood at the precipice, looking down into the gorge.
Figuratively, a precipice is any point of crisis where disaster looms: The company teetered on the precipice of bankruptcy.
Projecting horizontal surface
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- rockfaceExposed cliff surface
- bluffCalculated false front
palisade · outcrop · tor · overhang · sheer · vertical · face · wall
Serious threat of harm
threshold · jeopardy · doom · catastrophe · disaster · collapse · ruin · downfall
Deep, steep-sided gap
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- ravineDeep, narrow valley
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- voidWithout legal effect
gulf · drop-off · fissure · crevasse · yawning · bottomless · plummet · fall
Miss or commanding view
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- vantagePosition of advantage
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
outlook · lookout · observation · sightline · commanding · sweeping · dramatic · spectacular
Emergency response hormone
- daringAdventurous courage
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- rushQuick sudden movement
fearlessness · boldness · heart-pounding · extreme · breathtaking · death-defying · rappelling · free-solo
ledge
Projecting horizontal surface
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- rockfaceExposed cliff surface
bluff · palisade · outcrop · tor · overhang · sheer · vertical · face · wall · headland
peril
Serious threat of harm
verge · threshold · jeopardy · doom · catastrophe · disaster · collapse · ruin · downfall · crisis
chasm
Deep, steep-sided gap
void · gulf · drop-off · fissure · crevasse · yawning · bottomless · plummet · fall · descent
overlook
Miss or commanding view
prospect · outlook · lookout · observation · sightline · commanding · sweeping · dramatic · spectacular · scenic
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- daringAdventurous courage
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- vertigoSensation of spinning
rush · fearlessness · boldness · heart-pounding · extreme · breathtaking · death-defying · rappelling · free-solo · exposure
- cliff sceneryocean views, sea views, coastline, horizon, waves
- Cliffscliff, bluff, crag, escarpment, scarp
- mountain terrainpeak, ridge, slope, gorge, pass
- Precariousnessprecarious, unstable, teetering, tottering, wobbly
- slopesslope, incline, slopes, inclines, grade
- suspensesuspense, suspenseful, tension, nail-biter, nail-biting
precipicegentle slope
Gradual land elevation
flatland · level ground · slope · plain · plateau
precipicevalley floor
Bottom of depression between hills
canyon bottom · base · nadir · depression · hollow
precipicesolid ground
Stable surface beneath
firm footing · safety · security · stability · haven
- winter precipitationFrozen water from clouds
- frozen precipitationIce falling from sky
- mixed precipitationMultiple falling water forms
- precipitation mapVisual of falling moisture
precipitate, precipitation, precipitous, precipitant, precipitated, precipices, precipitately, precipitating, precipitator