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abrupt

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of abrupt

1 being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner

the policeman's abrupt manner discouraged me from trying to claim that I hadn't seen the red light

Synonyms of abrupt

bluff, blunt, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, downright, short, short-spoken, snippy, unceremonious

Words Related to abrupt

gruff, rough, snappish

candid, direct, forthright, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, point-blank, straightforward, straight-out

artless, discourteous, disrespectful, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, insensitive, rude, tactless, undiplomatic

brief, closemouthed, laconic, reserved, reticent, terse, tight-lipped

earnest, honest, sincere

coarse, crass, crude, low, uncouth, vulgar

Near Antonyms of abrupt

civil, considerate, courteous, diplomatic, gracious, polite, politic, smooth, suave, tactful

loquacious, talkative, voluble

long-winded, prolix, verbose

courtly, cultivated, gallant, genteel, polished, refined

Antonyms of abrupt

circuitous, mealymouthed

2 having an incline approaching the perpendicular

the gentle, rolling hills gradually give way to high mountains with abrupt sides

Synonyms of abrupt

bold, precipitous, sheer, steep

Words Related to abrupt

perpendicular, plumb, straight, vertical

craggy, hillocky, hilly, mountainous, scarped

angled, canted, cocked, heeled, inclined, listed, slanted, sloped, tilted, tipped

Near Antonyms of abrupt

gentle, gradual, moderate, soft

even, flat, flush, horizontal, level, plane, smooth, unruffled, unwrinkled

Antonyms of abrupt

3 not expected

his abrupt reappearance seems to have caught everyone off guard

Synonyms of abrupt

sudden, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for

Words Related to abrupt

unintended, unplanned

improbable, unlikely

startling, surprising

Near Antonyms of abrupt

predicted, prophesied

Antonyms of abrupt

anticipated, expected, foreseen

Synonym Discussion of abrupt

precipitate, headlong, abrupt, impetuous, sudden mean showing undue haste or unexpectedness. precipitate stresses lack of due deliberation and implies prematureness of action.

- the army's precipitate withdrawal

headlong stresses rashness and lack of forethought.

- a headlong flight from arrest

abrupt stresses curtness and a lack of warning or ceremony.

- an abrupt refusal

impetuous stresses extreme impatience or impulsiveness.

- an impetuous lover proposing marriage

sudden stresses unexpectedness and sharpness or violence of action.

- flew into a sudden rage

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