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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'steep'

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1. (adj) steep
a steep place (as on a hill)
Antonyms: gentle, low, easy, moderate, gradual, sloping

2. (adj) steep
having a sharp inclination
Synonyms: extortionate, outrageous, exorbitant, usurious, unconscionable
Antonyms: gentle, gradual, moderate, low, sloping, easy

3. (adj) exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Synonyms: extortionate, usurious, conscienceless, horrid, exorbitant, steep, horrific, unconscionable, outrageous, hideous
Antonyms: sloping, gradual, gentle, moderate, easy, low

4. (verb) steep
of a slope; set at a high angle
Synonyms: extortionate, outrageous, exorbitant, usurious, unconscionable
Antonyms: sloping, moderate, gentle, easy, low, gradual

5. (verb) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
devote (oneself) fully to
Synonyms: engulf, douse, bury, occupy, sop up, swallow, dump, assimilate, engross, dunk, souse, launch, draw, eat up, absorb, engage, take in, immerse, swallow up, ingest, take up, plunk, dip, soak up, dive, imbibe, take over, steep, suck up, plunge, infuse, suck
Antonyms: sloping, gradual, low, easy, moderate, gentle

6. (verb) steep, infuse
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
Synonyms: plunge, inculcate, instill, immerse, infuse, engulf, steep, soak up, engross, impregnate, absorb, tincture
Antonyms: gradual, moderate, gentle, low, easy, sloping

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'steep'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. steep
Deep, while an antonym of high in usage, may apply to the very same distance simply measured in an opposite direction, high applying to vertical distance measured from below upward, and deep
Synonyms: high, elevated, exalted, noble, steep, towering, eminent, lofty, proud, tall, uplifted
Antonyms: base, degraded, dwarfed, inferior, low, mean, short, stunted, deep, depressed

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