SALTATORY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

saltatory

adjective

Definition of saltatory

as in sudden

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Adjective

There’s a fascinating synchronicity between the current real-world anxiety and the film industry’s sudden interest in dense studies of the tech world’s dark underbelly.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Other symptoms include sudden high fever and chills, headaches, and pain in the abdomen, legs and arms, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sudden

Adjective

Clock hands circle predictably and calendar pages turn on schedule, but internally, within our bodies, minds and hearts, time is a whole different thing — discontinuous, wondrous, searing.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The gin is produced using the traditional discontinuous, indirect steam distillation method on a base of Italian grain alcohol, allowing each botanical to be infused gradually and with precision.

— Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of discontinuous

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Unlike some abrupt management shifts at theaters, Brätt is not inheriting a season that someone else put together.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
At Will Does Not Answer Every Question California’s at-will rule gives employers broad room to make personnel decisions, including decisions an employee may consider abrupt or poorly reasoned.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of abrupt

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In some parts of Africa, the obstacles to foreign investment are more acute.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
For instance, a patient might be admitted for diverticulitis (primary diagnosis), but found on post-op labs to have acute blood-loss anemia (secondary diagnosis).

— Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

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