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Synonyms and Antonyms of brusque
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
abrupt, bluff, blunt, crusty, curt, downright, short, short-spoken, snippy, unceremonious
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
Synonym Discussion of brusque
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- a bluff manner
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- a blunt appraisal
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- a brusque response
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- a curt command
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- a crusty exterior
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- puts on a gruff pose
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