Definitions from Wiktionary (abrupt)
▸ adjective: (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
▸ adjective: Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
▸ adjective: Curt in manner.
▸ adjective: Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Broken off.
▸ adjective: Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
▸ adjective: (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
▸ verb: (transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.
▸ verb: To interrupt suddenly.
▸ noun: (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
abrupt change,
Abrupt climate change,
abrupt stop,
screenplay directive on abrupt editing,
abrupt ending,
more...
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ABRUPT
▸ Usage examples for ABRUPT
▸ Idioms related to ABRUPT
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing ABRUPT
▸ Popular nouns described by ABRUPT
▸ Words that often appear near ABRUPT
▸ Rhymes of ABRUPT
▸ Invented words related to ABRUPT
▸ adjective: (obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
▸ adjective: Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
▸ adjective: Curt in manner.
▸ adjective: Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Broken off.
▸ adjective: Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
▸ adjective: (botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
▸ verb: (transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.
▸ verb: To interrupt suddenly.
▸ noun: (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
Similar:
sudden,
steep,
precipitous,
sharp,
disconnected,
discourteous,
staccato,
breakaway,
abstract,
disrupt,
more...
Opposite:
Types:
Phrases:
Colors:
|
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ABRUPT
▸ Usage examples for ABRUPT
▸ Idioms related to ABRUPT
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing ABRUPT
▸ Popular nouns described by ABRUPT
▸ Words that often appear near ABRUPT
▸ Rhymes of ABRUPT
▸ Invented words related to ABRUPT