All abruptness synonyms

noun abruptness

• slant — to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
• curtness — rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
• shelf — a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
• ramp — a wild onion, Allium tricoccum, of the amaryllis family, of eastern North America, having flat leaves and rounded clusters of whitish flowers; eaten raw or used as a flavoring in cooked foods.
• hill — the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
• bewilderment — Bewilderment is the feeling of being bewildered.
• consternation — Consternation is a feeling of anxiety or fear.
• revelation — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
• shock — a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
• jolt — Java Open Language Toolkit
• miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
• disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
• curiosity — Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
• amazement — Amazement is the feeling you have when something surprises you very much.
• awe — Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
• wonder — to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system.
• astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
• portent — an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
• disillusion — to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
• prodigy — a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy.
• start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
• attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
• stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
• kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• godsend — an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God.
• precipitation — the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
• whammy — the evil eye; jinx.
• fortune — position in life as determined by wealth: to make one's fortune.
• incredulity — the quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe.
• rarity — something rare, unusual, or uncommon: Snowstorms are a rarity in the South.
• wonderment — wondering or wonder.
• marvel — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
• suddenness — happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
• precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
• thunderbolt — a flash of lightning with the accompanying thunder.
• bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
• precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
• declivity — a downward slope, esp of the ground
• tip — Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.
• cant — a salient angle.
• bias — Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
• bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
• pitch — to smear or cover with pitch.
• swag — Slang. plunder; booty. money; valuables. free merchandise distributed as part of the promotion of a product, company, etc. self-confidence and personal style as shown by one's appearance and demeanor: the top ten athletes with the most swag. schwag (def 1).
• descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
• gradient — the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
• skew — to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course.
• lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
• sway — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
• inclination — a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.