RUDELY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

rudely

adverb

Definition of rudely

as in brusquely

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Recent Examples of rudely In your case, the truth is that this friend has been ruthlessly — and rudely — taking advantage of your good nature. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 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 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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Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Yet, White House officials told me, Biden sometimes brusquely dismissed the views of both men, raising his voice as though berating children.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of brusquely

Adverb

Bonta abruptly canceled a negotiation session with Paramount in late August after potential deal terms leaked.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
All anybody in New York can talk about this morning—from the water cooler to the group chats—is how abruptly summer ended and fall announced itself.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of abruptly

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Research into psychedelics for depression, PTSD, end-of-life care, and anxiety has exploded, and overall recreational usage has risen sharply.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
While the national average cost of regular gasoline has risen sharply over the past week, California prices have surpassed $6 per gallon, according to AAA.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of sharply

Adverb

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

Adverb

Meanwhile, to put it bluntly, the role of Ridgeway/Ripley would be a stretch for any actor, and Ehrenreich seems a little out of his depth when Corbijn’s film takes off in a meta new direction.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
Bradley Elliott, a researcher at the University of Westminster and a trustee of the British Society for Research on Ageing, put the limits bluntly to Forbes.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of bluntly

Adverb

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

Adverb

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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