abrupt
How many syllables in abrupt?
There are 2 syllables in the word abrupt.How to pronounce abrupt:
Synonyms for abrupt:
bluff
blunt
brusk
brusque
crass
crusty
curt
downright
frank
gruff
hasty
headlong
honest
hurried
impulsive
outspoken
precipitate
quick
rapid
rash
rough
rude
short
snippy
staccato
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Antonyms for abrupt:
affable
artificial
at ease
calm
ceremonious
cheerful
chivalrous
circuitous
civil
civilised
civilized
complaisant
considerate
cordial
courteous
courtly
cultivated
debonair
decent
decorous
deferential
deliberate
diplomatic
discreet
even-tempered
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Other 2-syllable words like abrupt
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like abrupt does.
- begging
- plumage
- hydro
- crackling
- unspoiled
- nearside
- haply
- athirst
- behoove
- endear
- hampered
- opposed
- senseless
- farthest
- heroic
- peba
- obscured
- ticked
- mangey
- nodded
- frightful
- rending
- tatter
- rafflesia
- fleeting
- disrobed
- distressed
- prevailed
- reacquaint
- condone
- orchid
- hugged
- prompted
- elapsed
- scathing
- stymie
- chagrin
- reddened
- zephyr
- daren't
- Dias
- allay
- arrayed
- joyful
- biding
- withstood
- angsty
- hollered
- derive
- heartache
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