What is another word for abruptly?
635 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɐbɹˈʌptli], [ ɐbɹˈʌptli], [ ɐ_b_ɹ_ˈʌ_p_t_l_i]
Abruptly is an adverb that describes something that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and often without warning. There are a number of synonyms for abruptly that can be used to convey a similar sense of suddenness or abruptness in writing or speaking. Some possible synonyms include suddenly, unexpectedly, quickly, hastily, precipitously, sharply, jarringly, unceremoniously, rudely, and abruptly. While these synonyms all share some similarity in meaning with abruptly, they may also convey different connotations or shades of meaning depending on the context in which they are used. Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the specific needs of the writer or speaker and the precise message they wish to communicate.
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Synonyms for Abruptly:
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adv.
• concisely- Paltrily ,
- bluntly ,
- briefly ,
- brusquely ,
- compactly ,
- concisely ,
- curtly ,
- delicately ,
- incisively ,
- meagerly ,
- minutely ,
- narrowly ,
- punily ,
- scantily ,
- shortly ,
- succinctly ,
- tersely .
- Rushingly ,
- breathlessly ,
- briskly ,
- dashingly ,
- feverishly ,
- fleetly ,
- hastily ,
- hurriedly ,
- impatiently ,
- quickly ,
- rapidly ,
- speedily ,
- swiftly ,
- urgently .
- daringly ,
- headstrongly ,
- heedlessly ,
- ill-advisedly ,
- inadvisedly ,
- incautiously ,
- indomitably ,
- irresponsibly ,
- precipitously ,
- thoughtlessly ,
- unpreparedly ,
- unthinkingly ,
- unwarily ,
- Headily .
- Acrimoniously ,
- Leanly ,
- Rawly ,
- acerbically ,
- acutely ,
- ascetically ,
- austerely ,
- basically ,
- bleakly ,
- caustically ,
- coolly ,
- correctly ,
- crisply ,
- critically ,
- cuttingly ,
- demandingly ,
- dourly ,
- dryly ,
- exactingly ,
- frostily ,
- fundamentally ,
- grimly ,
- gruffly ,
- harshly ,
- icily ,
- imperially ,
- intensely ,
- intolerantly ,
- keenly ,
- matter-of-factly ,
- meticulously ,
- oppressively ,
- piquantly ,
- precisely ,
- rigorously ,
- severely ,
- sharply ,
- sparely ,
- starkly ,
- sternly ,
- strictly ,
- stringently ,
- tartly .
Other synonyms:
- violently .
- boldly .
Other relevant words:
- 2-dimensional ,
- about ,
- accidentally ,
- acuate ,
- acute ,
- ad lib ,
- ad libitum ,
- aggressively ,
- agile ,
- all ,
- all in ,
- all together ,
- alone ,
- altogether ,
- amazingly ,
- angrily ,
- apartment ,
- approximately ,
- aright ,
- around ,
- astonishingly ,
- astute ,
- at a time ,
- at one time ,
- attribute ,
- badly ,
- bash ,
- be intimate ,
- beat ,
- bed ,
- before long ,
- belongings ,
- belt ,
- belt down ,
- bland ,
- blast ,
- blink of an eye ,
- blue-belly ,
- blunt ,
- bolt ,
- bolt down ,
- bonk ,
- boot ,
- brusk ,
- bug out ,
- bulge ,
- bulge out ,
- bushed ,
- by chance ,
- candid ,
- carelessly ,
- categoric ,
- categorical ,
- charge ,
- cheekily ,
- chop-chop ,
- chubby ,
- circumstantially ,
- clap ,
- clop ,
- close to ,
- clump ,
- clunk ,
- cold-blooded ,
- coldness ,
- come out ,
- common cold ,
- compressed ,
- consecutive ,
- crash ,
- crisp ,
- crop up ,
- cursorily ,
- dad ,
- dada ,
- daddy ,
- dah ,
- dart ,
- daunt ,
- deadened ,
- dean swift ,
- debauched ,
- deeply ,
- degenerate ,
- degraded ,
- desperately ,
- dimension ,
- direct ,
- directly ,
- disconnected ,
- discriminating ,
- disdainfully ,
- dissipated ,
- dissolute ,
- dive ,
- do it ,
- down ,
- drained ,
- drily ,
- drink down ,
- dusty ,
- eff ,
- efficiently ,
- elan ,
- embonpoint ,
- eruption ,
- essentially ,
- exactly ,
- exclusively ,
- exhaustively ,
- exquisitely ,
- extemporarily ,
- extempore ,
- fasting ,
- fat ,
- fatten ,
- fatten out ,
- fatten up ,
- fill out ,
- fine ,
- finely ,
- firm ,
- flair ,
- flash ,
- flat out ,
- flat tire ,
- flatbed ,
- flatcar ,
- flavor ,
- flavorless ,
- flavour ,
- flavourless ,
- fleet ,
- flesh out ,
- flump ,
- flush ,
- flying ,
- forgetful ,
- forthright ,
- forthrightly ,
- foursquare ,
- frank ,
- free-spoken ,
- frighten away ,
- frighten off ,
- frigid ,
- frigidity ,
- frigidly ,
- fringe ,
- fuck ,
- full-strength ,
- get it on ,
- get laid ,
- glumly ,
- go ,
- good ,
- gratingly ,
- gravely ,
- hard ,
- hasty ,
- have a go at it ,
- have intercourse ,
- have it away ,
- have it off ,
- have sex ,
- heartbeat ,
- hell dust ,
- heterosexual ,
- heterosexual person ,
- holding ,
- hump ,
- hyphen ,
- idle ,
- illiberally ,
- immediate ,
- immobile ,
- imperatively ,
- impolitely ,
- impromptu ,
- in a huff ,
- in brief ,
- in great confusion ,
- in short ,
- in short order ,
- inadequate ,
- inadvertently ,
- incisive ,
- inhuman ,
- insensate ,
- insipid ,
- instant ,
- instantly ,
- irritably ,
- jazz ,
- jejune ,
- jiffy ,
- just ,
- just about ,
- keen ,
- kick ,
- kill ,
- knifelike ,
- knock ,
- know ,
- laconic ,
- laconically ,
- level ,
- libertine ,
- lie with ,
- light ,
- little ,
- love ,
- low temperature ,
- loyal ,
- make love ,
- make out ,
- mat ,
- matt ,
- matte ,
- matted ,
- meager ,
- meagre ,
- meagrely ,
- meanly ,
- momently ,
- monotone ,
- monotonic ,
- monotonous ,
- more or less ,
- moth-eaten ,
- myopic ,
- napping ,
- neat ,
- needlelike ,
- nervelessly ,
- nervily ,
- new york minute ,
- nimble ,
- nip ,
- nonchalantly ,
- nose drops ,
- now ,
- numb ,
- off her guard ,
- off his guard ,
- off one's guard ,
- off your guard ,
- off-guard ,
- on the nose ,
- on time ,
- only ,
- or so ,
- out of the blue ,
- outspoken ,
- pa ,
- pall ,
- panache ,
- papa ,
- pappa ,
- peck ,
- penetrating ,
- penetratingly ,
- penetrative ,
- pettishly ,
- petulantly ,
- pick ,
- piercing ,
- place ,
- plainspoken ,
- plane ,
- plank ,
- plonk ,
- pluck ,
- plummet ,
- plump down ,
- plump out ,
- plunge ,
- plunk down ,
- plunker ,
- poor ,
- pop music ,
- pop out ,
- pop up ,
- popping ,
- popular ,
- pour down ,
- precipitous ,
- presently ,
- profligate ,
- profoundly ,
- prompt ,
- prop ,
- properly ,
- prostrate ,
- protrude ,
- purely ,
- raspingly ,
- readily ,
- ready ,
- reek ,
- reflexly ,
- relish ,
- right ,
- riotous ,
- roll in the hay ,
- rough ,
- roundly ,
- rush ,
- sagaciously ,
- sapidity ,
- sapiently ,
- savor ,
- savorless ,
- savour ,
- savourless ,
- scag ,
- scant ,
- scare ,
- scare away ,
- scare off ,
- scoot ,
- screw ,
- scrimpy ,
- scud ,
- seriously ,
- sharp-worded ,
- shoot ,
- short-change ,
- short-circuit ,
- shortsighted ,
- shortstop ,
- shrewd ,
- shrill ,
- skimpily ,
- slam ,
- slapdash ,
- sleep together ,
- sleep with ,
- slenderly ,
- smacking ,
- smash ,
- smasher ,
- smell ,
- smooch ,
- soda ,
- soda pop ,
- soda water ,
- solely ,
- some ,
- soundly ,
- spang ,
- sparingly ,
- speedy ,
- spicily ,
- sprint ,
- spry ,
- square ,
- stagnant ,
- stale ,
- start ,
- stingy ,
- straight off ,
- straight person ,
- straight-from-the-shoulder ,
- straight-out ,
- straightaway ,
- straightforward ,
- straightforwardly ,
- strike ,
- style ,
- sullenly ,
- surlily ,
- tang ,
- tart ,
- taste ,
- telegraphically ,
- thrill ,
- thunder ,
- thwack ,
- tight ,
- tonic ,
- topsy-turvily ,
- topsy-turvy ,
- toss off ,
- trice ,
- true ,
- truehearted ,
- twinkling ,
- two-dimensional ,
- unbent ,
- unbowed ,
- uncoiled ,
- unconditional ,
- unconditionally ,
- unforesightful ,
- unlimited ,
- unretentive ,
- unthinking ,
- unwittingly ,
- vapid ,
- very fast ,
- vitriolically ,
- warm ,
- western fence lizard ,
- whole ,
- wholly ,
- wink .
- Crustily ,
- Fleetingly ,
- Headforemost ,
- Lickety Split ,
- Posthaste ,
- Precipitantly ,
- abrupt ,
- absolutely ,
- all at once ,
- apace ,
- astutely ,
- bang ,
- bearishly ,
- bluffly ,
- boorishly ,
- brashly ,
- by surprise ,
- categorically ,
- cavalierly ,
- churlishly ,
- cold ,
- completely ,
- dash ,
- dead ,
- disconnectedly ,
- discourteously ,
- entirely ,
- expeditiously ,
- explicitly ,
- fast ,
- flat ,
- flatly ,
- forthwith ,
- head over heels ,
- headfirst ,
- headlong ,
- heels over head ,
- illogically ,
- impetuously ,
- in a flash ,
- in a jiffy ,
- in a trice ,
- in an instant ,
- in haste ,
- in no time ,
- like a flash ,
- like a shot ,
- like greased lightning ,
- meteorically ,
- momentarily ,
- nastily ,
- of a sudden ,
- on impulse ,
- on short notice ,
- outright ,
- penetratively ,
- peremptorily ,
- perfectly ,
- plop ,
- plump ,
- plunk ,
- point-blank ,
- pop ,
- precipitately ,
- presto ,
- promptly ,
- pronto ,
- quick ,
- right away ,
- roughly ,
- rudely ,
- sharp ,
- short ,
- shrewdly ,
- slap ,
- slap-bang ,
- smack ,
- snappily ,
- snappishly ,
- snippily ,
- soon ,
- split second ,
- startlingly ,
- steeply ,
- straight ,
- sudden ,
- summarily ,
- surprisingly ,
- swift ,
- testily ,
- thoroughly ,
- tightly ,
- totally ,
- unawares ,
- uncompromisingly ,
- unconnectedly ,
- unhesitatingly ,
- unmitigatedly ,
- unqualifiedly ,
- unreservedly ,
- utterly ,
- without notice ,
- without warning .
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How to use "Abruptly" in context?
An abrupt change or interruption in activity. Often used to describe something that comes out of nowhere and surprises or shocks someone.
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Equivalence
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Adverb
sharply, suddenly.
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Adverb
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Independent
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Adverb
brutally, dramatically, drastically, harshly, nakedly, precipitously, promptly, quickly, rapidly, steeply, surprisingly, unexpectedly, violently.
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Adverb
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