Antonyms for abruptlyabrupt·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

How to use abruptly in a sentence?

1. Brendan Steele:

   It's hard to tell from the tee but it looked like it had a chance and then we saw it abruptly move, the way it would only do if it hit the hole.

2. Joe Chermak:

   We did n’t really think much of it, but all I know is that they kind of left abruptly in the middle of the show.

3. Stefan Thurner:

   The hunger has to stop abruptly ; if malnutrition continues after the baby is born the effect of developing diabetes is much less.

4. Chuck Carlson:

   The Fed pivoted so abruptly, which gives one pause about what they're saying about the economy, flat to falling interest rates are not good news for bank interest margins. It's not surprising that analysts are taking down earnings estimates.

5. 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.

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