Defenition of the word abrupt

• Defenition of the word abrupt

  • Happening quickly and with little or no warning.
  • surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"
  • exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
  • marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"
  • extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
  • surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
  • exceedingly sudden and unexpected
  • extremely steep
  • marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

Synonyms for the word abrupt

• • brusque
  • curt
  • disconnected
  • gruff
  • hasty
  • immediate
  • precipitous
  • quick
  • rapid
  • rude
  • rushed
  • sharp
  • short
  • sudden
  • terse
  • unexpected

Similar words in the abrupt

• • abrupt
  • abrupter
  • abruptest
  • abruptly
  • abruptness
  • abruptness's
  • disconnected
  • discourteous
  • staccato
  • steep
  • sudden

Idioms for the word abrupt

• • abrupt stop

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