Antonyms for steep
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1. steep

   High is used of simple elevation; steep is said only of an incline where the vertical measurement is sufficiently great in proportion to the horizontal to make it difficult of ascent. Steep is relative; an ascent of 100 feet to the mile on a railway is a steep grade; a rise of 500 feet to the mile makes a steep wagon-road; a roof is steep when it makes with the horizontal line an angle of more than 45°. A high mountain may be climbed by a winding road nowhere steep, while a little hill may be accessible only by a steep path. A sharp ascent or descent is one that makes a sudden, decided angle with the plane from which it starts; a sheer ascent or descent is perpendicular, or nearly so; precipitous applies to that which is of the nature of a precipice, and is used especially of a descent; abrupt is as if broken sharply off, and applies to either acclivity or declivity. Compare HIGH.

   Antonyms:
   easy, flat, gentle, gradual, horizontal, level, low, slight

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, high, precipitous, sharp, sheer

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1. steepverb

   Antonyms:
   air, dry, ventilate, fan, sun, aridity, exsiccate

   Synonyms:
   dip, soak, immerse, macerate, submerge, drench, imbue

2. steepadjective

   Antonyms:
   easy, level, undulating, accessible, gradual

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, precipitous, elevated, inaccessible, hilly, craggy

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1. steepadjective

   a steep place (as on a hill)

   Antonyms:
   gentle, low, easy, moderate, gradual, sloping

2. steepadjective

   having a sharp inclination

   "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

   Antonyms:
   gentle, gradual, moderate, low, sloping, easy

   Synonyms:
   extortionate, outrageous, exorbitant, usurious, unconscionable

3. exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usuriousadjective

   greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

   "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

   Antonyms:
   sloping, gradual, gentle, moderate, easy, low

   Synonyms:
   extortionate, usurious, conscienceless, horrid, exorbitant, horrific, unconscionable, outrageous, hideous

4. steepverb

   of a slope; set at a high angle

   "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

   Antonyms:
   sloping, moderate, gentle, easy, low, gradual

   Synonyms:
   extortionate, outrageous, exorbitant, usurious, unconscionable

5. steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak upverb

   devote (oneself) fully to

   "He immersed himself into his studies"

   Antonyms:
   sloping, gradual, low, easy, moderate, gentle

   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, suck up, plunge, infuse, suck

6. steep, infuseverb

   let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

   "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

   Antonyms:
   gradual, moderate, gentle, low, easy, sloping

   Synonyms:
   plunge, inculcate, instill, immerse, infuse, engulf, soak up, engross, impregnate, absorb, tincture

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1. steepadjective

   Synonyms:
   precipitous, abrupt, sheer, perpendicular, excessive, immoderate

2. steepnoun

   Synonyms:
   precipice, cliff, abrupt declivity, escarpment, scarp

3. steepverb

   Synonyms:
   soak, macerate, imbrue, infuse

How to use steep in a sentence?

1. Tommy Fleetwood:

   The putt, I started on the line I wanted to, it was a little slower than I thought. I knew what it was for. I hit the putt I wanted. It's so steep that green.

2. Omare Lamrani:

   It’s a very old plane, but definitely one of the most capable, air Force has been moving toward multi-mission aircraft, but when Air Force comes to this particular mission this plane is unrivaled in Air Force ability. There is no weapon in our arsenal that offers more effective close-air support to American ground troops serving in harms way than the A-10 aircraft, - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. First designated for retirement in 2011, a planning document the Air Force published in mid-February reveals that 2022 is the flying branch's newest deadline for the last A-10 flight. The extension was announced by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter during a preview of the Pentagon’s budget at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. according to the Arizona Daily Star. The venerable plane, first built for destroying Soviet tanks, has been on the chopping block since the sequester of 2011 mandated steep cuts in the Pentagon budget. Although the planes haven't been built in more than 30 years, the Department of Defense believes it can save maintenance costs by phasing them out. Air Force brass believes newer, faster aircraft like the F-16, F-15E, and, eventually, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 can do a better job of the Warthog’s mission of providing close air support to soldiers on the ground. But the Pentagon disagrees and has pushed back, leading to Air Force brass to extend the end date for a phase out. The plane has survived year-to-year, with powerful lawmakers such as Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., fighting to keep it alive.

3. Sheriff Carson Montgomery:

   He was down a steep embankment, down about 50 feet. He was just in a little isolated area that no one thought he would be in, he happened to cry, and one of the searchers heard his cry.

4. Bart Wakabayashi:

   The dollar's climb in October and November was very steep, so adjustments like this were bound to happen. Equities are going through similar phase after their rally. So far I see it more as position adjustments rather than a more significant change leading to 'risk off' moves.

5. Christy Smith:

   All of it presents a challenge, we knew the challenges were steep, but we never could have envisioned anything like this.

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