Synonyms for abrupt
əˈbrʌptabrupt

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1. abruptadjective

   Something which is abrupt.

   Synonyms:
   broken, rugged, rough

2. abruptadjective

   Curt in manner; rude; uncivil; impolite.

   Synonyms:
   blunt, brusque

3. abruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   sudden, brusque

4. abruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   disconnected, unexpected

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1. 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, unmannerly

   Antonyms:
   bland, courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbane

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1. abrupt

   Synonyms:
   sudden, steep, precipitous, craggy, coarse, curt, blunt, violent, harsh, unceremonious, rugged, rough

   Antonyms:
   undulating, easy, gliding, polished, smooth, blending, courteous

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1. 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, scattered

   Antonyms:
   gradual, legato, smooth, courteous

2. abruptadjective

   exceedingly sudden and unexpected

   "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"

   Synonyms:
   precipitous, sharp, disconnected

   Antonyms:
   gradual, courteous, legato, smooth

3. abrupt, 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, penetrative

   Antonyms:
   gradual, courteous, smooth, legato

4. abruptadjective

   surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner

   "an abrupt reply"

   Synonyms:
   precipitous, sharp, disconnected

   Antonyms:
   legato, courteous, smooth, gradual

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1. abruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   broken, cragged, craggy, rough, rugged

2. abruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   steep, precipitous

3. abruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   sudden, unexpected, unanticipated, precipitate, hasty, unseasonable, ill-timed, unlooked for

4. abruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   short, blunt, unceremonious, curt

5. abruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   inelegant (as style), stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected, unconnected

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1. abruptadjective

   Synonyms:
   precipitous, steep, craggy, jagged, rugged, unceremonious, hasty, brusque, rough, rude, curt, discourteous, unconnected

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1. List of paraphrases for "abrupt":

   sudden, steep, sharp, brutal, brusque

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1. Jessica Larsen:

   Mount Pavlof is known to us for having a pretty quick onset to eruptions, Mount Pavlof doesn't always give us long precursory signals, if Jessica Larsen look at some of the seismic data that we have, the intensity really ramped up pretty fast. It was quite abrupt.

2. Darius Paduch:

   Out of the men I see with abrupt changes in sexual function—either decreased sensation of orgasm or decreased sensitivity in the penis—I’ll diagnose one third with diabetes.

3. Jennifer Powers:

   Going from a less equatorial altitude to a much more equatorial altitude quickly over a couple days doesn’t allow your body to habituate to the stress and that’s the kind of quick, abrupt shift we associate more with melanoma than with other skin cancer.

4. Toshiro Mutoh:

   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.

5. Pradeep T:

   Friendship is like a tree; it needs care in early days when it's a small plant and when it grows to a size of a tree, it is there for you for a lifetime. Sadly, many plants face an unnatural, abrupt, and painful death.