abruptly

1. 1.

   quickly and without warning

   “he stopped suddenly”

   Synonymssuddenlyshortdead

Questions about abruptly

What does abruptly mean?

abruptly means "quickly and without warning".

How many syllables are in abruptly?

abruptly has 3 syllables: a-brupt-ly. The stress falls on "brupt". In IPA it is /əˈbɹʌptli/.

What is another word for abruptly?

Close synonyms include suddenly, short, dead. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abruptly a common word?

abruptly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.