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abrupt
[ uh-bruhpt ]
adjective
- sudden or unexpected:
an abrupt departure.
Antonyms: gradual
- curt or brusque in speech, manner, etc.:
an abrupt reply.
Synonyms: blunt, hasty, hurried, short
Antonyms: courteous, patient, deliberate
- terminating or changing suddenly:
an abrupt turn in a road.
Antonyms: gradual
- having many sudden changes from one subject to another; lacking in continuity or smoothness:
an abrupt writing style.
Synonyms: uneven, broken, discontinuous
- steep; precipitous:
an abrupt descent.
- Botany. truncate ( def 4 ).
abrupt
/ əˈbrʌpt /
adjective
- sudden; unexpected
- brusque or brief in speech, manner, etc; curt
- (of a style of writing or speaking) making sharp transitions from one subject to another; disconnected
- precipitous; steep
- botany shaped as though a part has been cut off; truncate
- geology (of strata) cropping out suddenly
Derived Forms
- abˈruptly, adverb
- abˈruptness, noun
Other Words From
- ab·rupt·ly adverb
- ab·rupt·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of abrupt1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
For lawmakers and lobbyists who worked on ensuring the passage of California’s landmark plastic waste law, Rachel Wagoner’s abrupt career shift was nothing short of jaw dropping.
The odds were firmly in our favor that day: There had been no new snow recently or abrupt changes in the temperature.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks rattled by the abrupt change of attitude coming from the White House, though some of his many critics at home say he should have seen it coming.
Mouldy half-finished food on bunk beds, discarded military uniforms and abandoned weapons - these are the remnants of an abrupt retreat from this base that once belonged to Iran and its affiliated groups in Syria.
"It was so abrupt. We didn't have a proper handover at the facility. We just stopped working."
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