| ADJECTIVE | all | abrupt, disconnected | marked by sudden changes in subject / subject and sharp transitions |
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| all | abrupt | exceedingly sudden and unexpected | |
| all | abrupt, precipitous, sharp | extremely steep | |
| all | abrupt | surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner |
| Sounds | ahbrah'pt | |
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| Rhymes | bankrupt ... worshipped: 12 rhymes with ahpt... | |
| Meaning | marked by sudden changes in subject / subject and sharp transitions. | |
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| Example | "abrupt prose" | |
| Synonym | disconnected | |
| Broader | staccato, disconnected | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds |
| Meaning | Exceedingly sudden and unexpected. | |
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| Broader | sudden | happening / happening without warning or in a short space of time |
| Spanish | abrupto, brusco, precipitado | |
| Catalan | abrupte | |
| Nouns | abruptness | the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning |
| Adverbs | abruptly | quickly and without warning |
| Meaning | Extremely steep. | |
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| Example | "an abrupt canyon" | |
| Synonyms | precipitous, sharp | |
| Broader | steep | Having a sharp inclination |
| Spanish | abrupto, brusco, repentino, súbito | |
| Catalan | abrupte, brusc, repentí, sobtat | |
| Nouns | abruptness | the property possessed by a slope that is very steep |
| Meaning | surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner. | |
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| Example | "an abrupt reply" | |
| Broader | discourteous | showing no courtesy |
| Nouns | abruptness | an abrupt discourteous manner |
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