Synonyms for abruptly
abrupt·ly

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1. abruptly, suddenly, short, deadadverb

   quickly and without warning

   "he stopped suddenly"

   Synonyms:
   shortly, curtly, on the spur of the moment, perfectly, suddenly, short, absolutely, of a sudden, dead, utterly, unawares, all of a sudden

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1. List of paraphrases for "abruptly":

   suddenly, sharply, precipitously, unexpectedly, steeply, brutally

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1. Kate Kilpatrick:

   We were sleeping and it woke us up abruptly, it was so terrifying because this is my first earthquake. I thought it was a nightmare because I was so confused. The whole world was aggressively shaking.

2. Kate Kilpatrick:

   We were sleeping and it woke us up abruptly, it was so terrifying because this is my first earthquake. I thought it was a nightmare because I was so confused.

3. Iris Pang:

   The spread of Covid-19... in almost all countries means global demand will stop abruptly, and the global supply chains will still be broken when factories around the world suspend operations.

4. Nicola Lindson-Hawley:

   We hypothesize that you get it all out of the way in one go [by quitting abruptly]. In the gradual group, because they were put through it in a gradual way, they lost the motivation.

5. Kaylee Muthart:

   I thought everything would end abruptly, and everyone would die, if I didn't tear out my eyes immediately, i don't know how I came to that conclusion, but I felt it was, without doubt, the right, rational thing to do immediately.