Tom was surprised by Mary's abruptness.
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Abruptness
//əˈbɹʌp.nəs//
Synonyms for "abruptness" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
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4 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- безцеремонност noun (suddenness)
- внезапност noun (suddenness)
- рязкост noun (suddenness)
- стръмност noun (state of being abrupt)
Dutch
4 entries- abruptheid noun (state of being abrupt)
- bruuskheid noun (suddenness)
- kortgebondenheid noun (suddenness)
- onverwachtheid noun (state of being abrupt)
Esperanto
1 entries- abrupteco noun (state of being abrupt)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Some people can see their own death coming and can feel it coming, while some others are taken aback by its abruptness.
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So be neither diffuse with damp and slippery words nor blunt the edge of your discourse by abruptness of style. Study in particular the purest period of style, that those who move only to Ciceronian rhythm call you not a Celt.
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