What is another word for abrupt?
Synonyms for abrupt
əˈbrʌptabrupt
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word abrupt.
Wiktionary
abruptadjective
Something which is abrupt.
abruptadjective
Curt in manner; rude; uncivil; impolite.
abruptadjective
abruptadjective
Synonyms:
disconnected, unexpected
English Synonyms and Antonyms
abrupt
Bluff is a word of good meaning, as are frank and open. The bluff man talks and laughs loudly and freely, says and does whatever he pleases with fearless good nature, and with no thought of annoying or giving pain to others. The blunt man says things which he is perfectly aware are disagreeable, either from a defiant indifference to others' feelings, or from the pleasure of tormenting.
Synonyms:
bluff, blunt, blustering, bold, brusk, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, inconsiderate, open, plain-spoken, rough, rude, uncivil, unmannerlyAntonyms:
bland, courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbane
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
abrupt, disconnectedadjective
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
"abrupt prose"
Synonyms:
precipitous, confused, unconnected, staccato, disjointed, split, garbled, disunited, sharp, disordered, illogical, fragmented, disconnected, scatteredabruptadjective
exceedingly sudden and unexpected
"came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
Synonyms:
precipitous, sharp, disconnectedabrupt, precipitous, sharpadjective
extremely steep
"an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
Synonyms:
overhasty, needlelike, sharp, incisive, precipitous, knifelike, precipitate, crisp, sharp-worded, keen, disconnected, precipitant, discriminating, tart, acuate, astute, acute, shrill, hasty, penetrating, piercing, shrewd, penetrativeabruptadjective
surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
"an abrupt reply"
Synonyms:
precipitous, sharp, disconnected
Dictionary of English Synonymes
abruptadjective
abruptadjective
Synonyms:
steep, precipitousabruptadjective
Synonyms:
sudden, unexpected, unanticipated, precipitate, hasty, unseasonable, ill-timed, unlooked forabruptadjective
Synonyms:
short, blunt, unceremonious, curtabruptadjective
Synonyms:
inelegant (as style), stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected, unconnected
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
abruptadjective
Synonyms:
precipitous, steep, craggy, jagged, rugged, unceremonious, hasty, brusque, rough, rude, curt, discourteous, unconnected
Suggested Resources
abrupt
Song lyrics by abrupt -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by abrupt on the Lyrics.com website.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#283 | open | |
#2535 | broken | |
#2537 | frank | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#3684 | split | |
#3945 | bold | |
#5548 | rough | |
#5690 | acute | |
#5940 | violent | |
#6878 | confused | |
#8034 | sudden | |
#8101 | unexpected | |
#9217 | keen | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#10224 | scattered | |
#11018 | piercing | |
#11372 | blunt | |
#11437 | harsh | |
#11750 | bluff | |
#11793 | crisp | |
#12142 | rugged | |
#12199 | rude | |
#12815 | steep | |
#14475 | coarse | |
#18891 | disconnected | |
#20172 | curt | |
#21938 | tart | |
#22283 | penetrating | |
#22917 | fragmented | |
#27559 | abrupt | |
#29124 | discriminating | |
#29606 | illogical | |
#32405 | hasty | |
#34018 | astute | |
#34500 | disordered | |
#41439 | precipitate | |
#44023 | incisive | |
#44318 | shrewd | |
#46745 | shrill | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#56811 | disjointed | |
#60461 | garbled | |
#66244 | inconsiderate | |
#67723 | staccato | |
#71724 | impolite | |
#75592 | precipitous | |
#84515 | uncivil | |
#88497 | craggy | |
#131273 | brusque | |
#135647 | penetrative | |
#170069 | blustering | |
#172837 | discourteous | |
#247581 | disunited | |
#260601 | unceremonious | |
#285789 | precipitant |
How to use abrupt in a sentence?
The process was a bit abrupt. But the decision was the right one, if we proceeded with our original plan to hold the marathon and race walk games in Tokyo, and ended up having athletes being sent to hospitals, the public backlash could be huge.
Health care workers should offer abrupt quitting first, but if that is not an option, gradual quitting can be a second-line approach, we understand that people might be dead set against quitting abruptly so if the only way they would consider quitting is gradually then the results of this trial suggest it shouldn't be ruled out.
Such an abrupt tightening would risk disrupting financial markets and perhaps even inadvertently push the economy into recession.
With video calls, once you're gone, you're gone, it's abrupt, when you see everyone waving, you know that everyone is prepared for this call to end and you're not going to be suddenly hanging up on somebody.
These abrupt market movements (in October) were even more pronounced than similar developments in August, when a sudden correction in global financial markets was quickly succeeded by renewed buoyant market conditions, this suggests that more than a quantum of fragility underlies the current elevated mood in financial markets.
Translations for abrupt
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- рапто́ўныBelarusian
- стръмен, безцеремонен, рязък, внезапенBulgarian
- abrupteCatalan, Valencian
- uformodet, brat, pludseligDanish
- einsiblig, schroff, wortkarg, steil, kurz angebunden, jäh, abrupt, abgestumpftGerman
- αιφνίδιος, απόκρημνος, ασυνεχής, απροσδόκητος, απότομος, ξαφνικός, κοφτόςGreek
- cortante, brusco, abrupto, súbito, repentinoSpanish
- töksähtävä, äkkijyrkkä, karkea, keskeyttää, äkillinen, odottamaton, katkaistu, erottaaFinnish
- abrupt, precipité, brusqueFrench
- תלולHebrew
- आकस्मिकHindi
- tiba-tibaIndonesian
- brusco, sconnessa, discontinua, sconnesso, discontinuo, bruscaItalian
- abruptusLatin
- moteMāori
- ta' malajr, f'daqqa, ta' mod goffMaltese
- steil, plots, abrupt, hortend, kortaf, bruusk, afgeknotDutch
- avkortet, brå, bratt, plutselig, skarpNorwegian
- interromper, rude, brusco, abscindir, abruptoPortuguese
- abruptRomanian
- бесцеремонный, внезапный, крутой, неожиданный, обрывистый, резкийRussian
- అకస్మాత్తుగాTelugu
- рапто́вийUkrainian
- 突兀Chinese
Get even more translations for abrupt »
Translation
Find a translation for the abrupt synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"abrupt." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 Jun 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/abrupt>.
Discuss these abrupt synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In