Tom was surprised by Mary's abruptness.
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Abruptness
/əˈbɹʌp.nəs/
Synonyms for "abruptness" (40 found)
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16 entriesbehaviorcommunication stylediscourtesygeomorphology featuregradienthastehastinesshurriednesshurryphenomenonprecipitationpropertyqualityrudenessslopetopography
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9 entriesabrupt transitionbluntnessbrusquenesscliff abruptnesscurtnessprecipitousnessrapid onsetsteepnesssudden termination
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6 entriesabrupt topographyabruptness in speechabruptness of changeabruptness of onsetdegree of abruptnessgeographic abruptness
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1 entriesSample 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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