ABRUPTLY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

abruptly

adverb

ə-ˈbrəp(t)-lē

Definition of abruptly

as in suddenly

with great suddenness the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it

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Recent Examples of abruptly The players ended the song abruptly, feeding more left-footedness into the performance. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026 Or look at Mark Walter, who abruptly sold his controlling interest in the Lakers this summer. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Lobbyists, universities and congressional offices abruptly cut off contact. — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026 While the story abruptly ends there, Polidori noted that Byron intended for the older man to return to life as a vampire. — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abruptly

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suddenly

Adverb

Projects that communities had originally welcomed were suddenly met with fierce opposition, and companies had to improve.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
A lot of Asian American people have this experience of reading in lit courses about predominantly white authors and characters and suddenly there’s Lee, who is remarkably legible as someone inside of his social milieu yet almost a unicorn.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

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