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The synonyms of “Abrupt” are: disconnected, precipitous, sharp, sudden, immediate, instantaneous, hurried, hasty, quick, swift, rapid, speedy, precipitate, curt, brusque, blunt, short, terse, brisk, crisp, gruff, snappish, snappy, unceremonious, offhand, cavalier, rough, harsh, jerky, uneven, irregular, discontinuous, broken, inelegant, steep, sheer, bluff, acute
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “abrupt” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| acute | Denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease. The problem is acute and getting worse. |
| bluff | Bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured. A bluff and rugged natural leader. |
| blunt | (of a person or remark) uncompromisingly forthright. A blunt statement of fact. |
| brisk | Showing a wish to deal with things quickly; slightly brusque. Doing a brisk business. |
| broken | Having been broken. A horse broken to the saddle. |
| brusque | Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. Try to cultivate a less brusque manner. |
| cavalier | Showing a lack of proper concern; offhand. Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude. |
| crisp | Clearly defined. 65 in crisp new notes. |
| curt | Rudely brief. A response so curt as to be almost rude. |
| disconnected | Music marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds cut short crisply. I drove away feeling disconnected from the real world. |
| discontinuous | Of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities. A person with a discontinuous employment record. |
| gruff | Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion- Virgil Thomson. The dog s gruff barking. |
| harsh | Sharply disagreeable; rigorous. A time of harsh military discipline. |
| hasty | Done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried. Rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion. |
| hurried | Done in a hurry; rushed. A hurried trip to the store. |
| immediate | Immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect. An immediate reply to my letter. |
| inelegant | Having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement. He came skidding to an inelegant halt. |
| instantaneous | Occurring or done instantly. Her reaction was almost instantaneous. |
| irregular | (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical. His strong irregular features. |
| jerky | Characterized by abrupt stops and starts. The coach drew to a jerky halt. |
| offhand | With little or no preparation or forethought. She treated most men with offhand contempt. |
| precipitate | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. Wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king. |
| precipitous | Extremely steep. Precipitous intervention. |
| quick | Moving quickly and lightly. He was always quick to point out her faults. |
| rapid | Happening in a short time or at a great rate. They lost three wickets in rapid succession. |
| rough | Not fully worked out or including every detail. Rough ground. |
| sharp | Having or emitting a high pitched and sharp tone or tones. A sharp drop in the stock market. |
| sheer | So thin as to transmit light. Sheer white silk chiffon. |
| short | Of a broker position in the market etc buying or based on short stocks or other securities or commodities. The English vowel sounds in pat pet pit pot putt are short. |
| snappish | (of a dog) irritable and inclined to bite. She was often snappish with the children. |
| snappy | Pleasantly cold and invigorating. A snappy dresser. |
| speedy | Accomplished rapidly and without delay. A speedy recovery. |
| steep | Having a sharp inclination. She pushed the bike up the steep hill. |
| sudden | Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning. A sudden decision. |
| swift | Happening quickly or promptly. Swift flight of an arrow. |
| terse | Sparing in the use of words; abrupt. Short and terse and easy to understand. |
| unceremonious | Without ceremony or formality. Unceremonious dismissal from office. |
| uneven | Not regular, consistent, or equal. Uneven spacing. |
| abruptly | Steeply; precipitously. The film ends rather abruptly. |
| cursory | Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough. A casual or cursory inspection failed to reveal the house s structural flaws. |
| dash | A short, fast race run in one heat; a sprint. The budget dashed hopes of an increase in funding. |
| discontinuity | A break in or lack of continuity. There is no significant discontinuity between modern and primitive societies. |
| fast | Taking place at high speed; taking a short time. A fast visit. |
| fastness | The ability of a material or dye to maintain its colour without fading or washing away. A remote Himalayan mountain fastness. |
| haste | A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. I write in haste. |
| hastily | In a hurried or hasty manner. Hastily he scanned the headlines. |
| hasty | Done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried. Don t be too hasty in criticizing a colleague. |
| headlong | In a hasty and foolhardy manner. He fell headlong into the tent. |
| hurried | Moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste. A hurried trip to the store. |
| hurriedly | In a quick or rushed manner. The way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful. |
| hurry | A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. In my hurry to leave I knocked over a pile of books. |
| impetuous | Acting or done quickly and without thought or care. An impetuous but controlled flow of water. |
| overhasty | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation. Rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion. |
| precipitant | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. A protein precipitant. |
| quick | At a fast rate quickly. A quick mind. |
| rapidly | With speed. The problem is rapidly worsening. |
| rashly | In a hasty and foolhardy manner. Rashly Theresa accepts a second date with Tony. |
| rush | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. He rushed three fraternities. |
| rushed | (of a person) short of time; hurrying. I m too rushed to do it. |
| scramble | Order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action. Firms scrambled to win public sector contracts. |
| spasmodic | Occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts. His body made a spasmodic jerk. |
| staccato | A piece or passage marked to be performed staccato. A staccato rhythm. |
| sudden | Suddenly. A sudden decision. |
| suddenly | On impulse; without premeditation. Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side. |
| swift | A swift flying insectivorous bird with long slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow spending most of its life on the wing. Streams that ran swift and clear. |
| unanticipated | Not anticipated- H.W.Glidden. One of the unanticipated gains of the reforms has been the shift of emphasis to primary care. |
| unexpected | Not expected or regarded as likely to happen. Unexpected news. |
| unforeseen | Not anticipated- H.W.Glidden. Unforeseen circumstances. |
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