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Synonyms for abruptness

  • noun

Most common

suddenness precipitousness precipitance precipitancy shortness curtness spontaneity steepness

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Suddenness — suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence

suddenness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness

2. Shortness

shortness, curtness, brusqueness, gruffness

Other

steepness, spontaneity, subitaneousness, spontaneousness, precipitantness

Antonyms

gradualness

All antonyms of abruptness →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.

  2. n. 2

    The state of being abrupt or broken

Forms

Plural
abruptnesses → suddennesses, precipitances, precipitancies, shortnesses…

Example sentences

  • shortness Have you experienced shortness of breath recently?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
abruptnesssteady
suddennesssteady
precipitousnesssteady
precipitancerising
precipitancysteady
shortnessrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
curtness
9 letters
shortness2, steepness2, gruffness
10 letters
suddenness3
11 letters
spontaneity5, brusqueness
12 letters
precipitance, precipitancy
15 letters
precipitousness, precipitateness, subitaneousness, spontaneousness, precipitantness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shortness2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
raideur
Italiano
rigidezza
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