Abrupt movement

Synonyms for "abrupt movement" (16 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Adjective(4 words)
bluntbrusquecurtdirection change

Strong matches (4)

Adjective(4 words)
jerkjerkyjoltlurch

Related words (8)

Adjective(8 words)
pivotrapidsharpshuddersnapsuddensudden motion-changeterse

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries
descriptive adjectivemechanical actionmotionmovement

More specific

13 entries
brusque replycurt gesturedirection changejerkjerky movementjoltlurchpivotshuddersnapstaccato motiontwitchvibration

Collocations

11 entries
abrupt changeabrupt haltabrupt motionabrupt onsetabrupt signalabrupt transitionjerky movementlurching movementrapid movementsharp movementsudden movement

Inflections

3 entries
abrupt movementsmore abruptmost abrupt

Derivations

3 entries

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