The story concluded abruptly.
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Abruptly
//əˈbɹʌp.li//
Synonyms for "abruptly" (67 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (33)
Adverb(4 words)
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2 entriesTranslations
54 translations across 19 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- ра́птам adv (in an abrupt manner)
Bulgarian
3 entries- безцеремонно adv (in an abrupt manner)
- внезапно adv (in an abrupt manner)
- рязко adv (in an abrupt manner)
Catalan
2 entries- abruptament adv (in an abrupt manner)
- precipitadament adv (precipitously)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 出乎意料地 adv (precipitously)
- 唐突地 adv (in an abrupt manner)
- 意外地 adv (in an abrupt manner)
- 突然地 adv (in an abrupt manner)
Dutch
4 entries- abrupt adv (in an abrupt manner)
- bruusk adv (in an abrupt manner)
- plots adv (precipitously)
- plotseling adv (precipitously)
Esperanto
1 entries- abrupte adv (in an abrupt manner)
Finnish
4 entries- yhtäkkiä adv (in an abrupt manner)
- äkillisesti adv (in an abrupt manner)
- äkillisesti adv (precipitously)
- äkkijyrkästi adv (precipitously)
French
3 entries- abruptement adv (in an abrupt manner)
- précipitamment adv (precipitously)
- tout d'un coup adv (in an abrupt manner)
Galician
1 entries- abruptamente adv (in an abrupt manner)
German
4 entries- abgerissen adv (precipitously)
- abrupt adv (in an abrupt manner)
- abschüssig adv (precipitously)
- plötzlich adv (in an abrupt manner)
Greek
4 entries- αιφνιδίως adv (in an abrupt manner)
- αιφνιδίως adv (precipitously)
- αποτόμα adv (in an abrupt manner)
- εσπευσμένως adv (precipitously)
Italian
1 entries- improvvisamente adv (precipitously)
Occitan
1 entries- abruptament adv (in an abrupt manner)
Polish
4 entries- bezceremonialnie adv (in an abrupt manner)
- improwizując adv (in an abrupt manner)
- nagle adv (in an abrupt manner)
- raptem adv (in an abrupt manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- abruptamente adv (in an abrupt manner)
Romanian
4 entries- abrupt adv (in an abrupt manner)
- brusc adv (precipitously)
- deodată adv (in an abrupt manner)
- precipitat adv (precipitously)
Russian
4 entries- бесцеремо́нно adv (in an abrupt manner)
- внеза́пно adv (in an abrupt manner)
- неожи́данно adv (in an abrupt manner)
- отры́висто adv (precipitously)
Spanish
3 entries- abruptamente adv (in an abrupt manner)
- en seco adv (in an abrupt manner)
- precipitadamente adv (precipitously)
Thai
1 entries- อย่างฉับพลัน adv (in an abrupt manner)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The car turned abruptly.
Source: tatoeba (46835)
The taxi abruptly turned left.
Source: tatoeba (50276)
His untidy room announced that he had abruptly departed.
Source: tatoeba (287453)
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