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All abruptness synonyms

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noun abruptness

  • deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
  • rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
  • diagonal — A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner.
  • downgrade — a downward slope, especially of a road.
  • bank — A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
  • bevel — a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle
  • incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
  • declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
  • leaning — the act or state of leaning; inclination: The tower has a pronounced lean.
  • deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
  • steepness — having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
  • oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
  • obliquity — the state of being oblique.
  • phenomenon — a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable: to study the phenomena of nature.
  • precipitance — the quality or state of being precipitant.
  • miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
  • unexpected — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
  • unforeseen — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
  • astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
  • unexpectedness — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
  • rapidity — a rapid state or quality; quickness; celerity.
  • hastiness — moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
  • quickness — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
  • brusqueness — abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
  • shortness — having little length; not long.
  • terseness — neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
  • sharpness — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
  • rudeness — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
  • gruffness — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
  • make it snappy — apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
  • tilt — to furnish with a tilt.
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