abruptly
abrupt·ly [ ə-ˈbrəp(t)-lē]
[ə-ˈbrəp(t)-lē]
: in an abrupt manner : in a sudden and unexpected way
//He left abruptly. The car swerved abruptly onto the exit ramp. Her career as a psychologist ended abruptly several years ago when a hacker broke into some of her private client files and made them public …— Michael Logan The small, rocky Anacapa Island [California] has steep cliffs which rise abruptly from the ocean on almost every side …— David J. Rutherford First Known Use of abruptly
1565, in the meaning defined above
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More Synonyms and Antonyms ofabruptly
with great suddenness
- the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
- directly,
- immediately,
- incontinently,
- instantaneously,
- instantly,
- promptly,
- pronto,
- right,
- right away,
- right off,
- straightaway
- fast,
- full-tilt,
- posthaste,
- quick,
- quickly,
- rapidly,
- readily,
- snappily,
- speedily,
- swift,
- swiftly