Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Having a very sharp slope or incline, or increasing at a rapid rate.
Steep
/stiːp/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Life steeped in the sunshine of happiness.
The path was very steep, but I walked slowly on.
This house clung to the steep banks of the Ota River.
Etymology:
The word steep traces back to Old English stēap, which meant high or towering, and is of West Germanic origin. It is related to Dutch steep and German steif, which mean rigid.
Usage Statistics:
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