RUDELY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

rudely

adverb

Definition of rudely

as in brusquely

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Recent Examples of rudely Kelly Clarkson is feuding with a magic and games store in Brooklyn, New York, claiming she was treated rudely after inquiring about a product, according to social media posts shared over the weekend. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 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

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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

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Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
The first preview opens with an innocent domestic exchange between a mother and daughter that abruptly transforms into something strikingly disturbing.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of abruptly

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The production stalled in 1964 when the couple separated, and Kumari’s health declined sharply over the following years.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Inflation dropped sharply, deposits flowed back into the banking system, and the economy switched from negative to positive growth with a surge in exports leading the way.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 13 Oct. 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

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In Rhode Island, fisherman Chris Brown, who targets species such as fluke and squid out of Point Judith, puts it more bluntly.

— Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
In an interview this week, Burnham stated bluntly that Brexit has brought far more negative consequences to the United Kingdom than benefits, explicitly noting that the UK does not rule out rejoining the European Union in the future.

— , CNBC, 2 Oct. 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

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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