Abruptly
Abruptly adverb - With great suddenness.
Usage example: the car in front stopped abruptly, and we almost hit it
Surprisingly and abruptly are semantically related in suddenly topic. In some cases you can use "Surprisingly" instead an adverb "Abruptly".
Surprisingly
Surprisingly adverb - In a surprising manner.
Abruptly and surprisingly are semantically related in suddenly topic. You can use "Abruptly" instead an adverb "Surprisingly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and abruptly
- short and surprisingly
- right and abruptly
- right and surprisingly
- unprepared and abruptly
- unprepared and surprisingly
- carelessly and abruptly
- carelessly and surprisingly
- sudden and abruptly
- sudden and surprisingly
- aback and abruptly
- aback and surprisingly
- suddenly and abruptly
- suddenly and surprisingly
Both words in one sentence
- Surprisingly Sudden Death: Heboric Ghost Hands is killed in a sudden, brutal way by the rogue T'lan Imass, rather abruptly bringing his character arc to an end.
Source: Literature / The Bonehunters - Surprisingly, the show limped its way to a fifth season, but was abruptly canceled when Butler's rehab stumbled.Tropes include: And Starring: Julie White as Nadine.
Source: Series / Grace Under Fire -
Alas, Poor Villain: Hektor's death is surprisingly moving, as he's abruptly shot down along with his partly estranged son, and realizes that he's always loved him.
Source: Literature / Safehold
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