RUDELY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

rudely

adverb

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Recent Examples of rudely Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026 In another famous tale, Hoja arrives at a feast wearing old and ragged clothes and is treated rudely. — Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026 Unfortunately, the store manager, Yusuf (Boran Kuzum), rudely declines the siblings’ request, saying the necklace isn’t for sale. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026 This Bride comes alive roughly and rudely not having given her consent either. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026 The writers are headed to Mohonk for a workshop, which will be rudely interrupted by, of course, a murder (or two) and subsequent chaos. — Angela Lian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026 Like Cincinnati police, Schuler said sheriff's office supervisors usually take on complaints regarding less severe policy violations, such as a deputy speeding on a highway or answering the phone rudely. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026 With Paisley in his ear, Bryan rudely interrupts Dylan to disparage Michigan and Illinois and whispers to Underwood about bench pressing. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 26 Jan. 2026 Reality rudely intruded on a private party thrown by talent agency CAA Friday night, where Democratic Florida congressman Maxwell Frost was allegedly punched by a man who crashed the event. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026

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Citadel executives brusquely dismiss the idea that anything shady is going on.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
In some instances, judges brusquely threw cases out of court after prosecutors walked in with little evidence.

— Brian Rokos, Daily News, 7 May 2026

Definition of brusquely

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Back in January, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong abruptly torpedoed a bipartisan agreement and vote of the Senate Banking Committee Clarity bill.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
In Texas in 2023, Lilly Livingston, who has Down syndrome and is now 22, was abruptly cut off from Medicaid benefits, according to Livingston's mother, Marie.

— Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026

Definition of abruptly

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After the Women’s Health Initiative published its landmark findings in 2002, public and clinical attitudes toward hormone therapy shifted sharply, priming a generation of women to look for non-hormonal alternatives.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Both states sharply limit non-competes, and California bans most outright.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of sharply

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Juliette later makes a stop to see Shirley, who is still being unreasonably pouty about her amnesiac friend not remembering her — and is, again, curtly dismissive of Juliette’s search for Lukas.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
But Ruben curtly responds that the only real homophobe is Niall himself.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026

Definition of curtly

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To put it bluntly, originalism itself might not have survived the disaster of abolishing Fed independence.

— Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
To put it bluntly, the combined company will need CNN’s revenue and profits to help pay down that debt load, especially with the other channels on a downward trajectory financially.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of bluntly

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Some conservative Latino voices in Virginia view the Spanberger campaign’s choice of venue at a Mexican restaurant as tactlessly pandering to Latino voters.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
As long as there are politicians who seek to lower flags or have Kirk’s body lay in state, there will be those who react strongly, if sometimes tactlessly, to these actions.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025

Definition of tactlessly

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Rose’s relationship with her father, too, is unusual in its unresolved jaggedness, while Sisto’s gruffly on-edge performance points to a deeper well of adult pain in Wes that his daughter cannot yet manage or comprehend.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 June 2026
Chief among the familiar faces is Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the stoic, gruffly professional explosives-disposal expert Major Will Tranter, who shows up at a construction site in the heart of London where an unexploded, 1,000-pound WWII bomb has just been found.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

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