The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CURT which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2022.
Abrupt crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CURT | 45 % | 4 |
| SUDDEN | 19 % | 6 |
| STEEP | 8 % | 5 |
| TERSE | 6 % | 5 |
| RAPID | 6 % | 5 |
| SHORT | 6 % | 5 |
| BRUSQUE | 6 % | 7 |
| BLUNT | 2 % | 5 |
| BRIEF | 2 % | 5 |
| RUDE | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Abrupt
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sudden
- precipitous
- disconnected
- sharp
- discourteous
- steep
- staccato
- rapid
- snap
- flash
- rugged
- surprising
Crossword Answer definitions
CURT verb- To cut, cut short, shorten.
- Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- Short or concise.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CURT
- Rudely brief
- Brusque
- Abbreviated
- Hardly windy
- To the point
- Of few words
- Snappish
- On the short side?
- Hardly garrulous
- Clipped (or the start of an Air Force general's split personality)
More clues leading to the result SUDDEN
- Out of the blue
- Abrupt
- Without warning
- ___ death (game-ending point)
- Like a sneak attack
- Quip, part 3
- Coming out of the blue
- Unexpected
- "This is so __!"
- Out-of-the-blue
More clues leading to the result STEEP
- Inclined sharply
- Make thoroughly wet
- Precipitous
- Brew tea
- Not gradual
- High, pricewise
- Like an uphill battle?
- Tough to get up
- Quite inclined
- Exorbitant
More clues leading to the result TERSE
- Brusque
- Not mincing words
- Right to the point
- To the point
- Not windy
- Direct
- Short and sweet
- Concise
- Clipped
- Pithy
More clues leading to the result RAPID
- Lightning-quick
- R.E.M. member?
- Like some transit
- Flying through
- Like arpeggioed chords
- Quick
- Fast
- Fast-moving
- Expeditious
- High-speed
More clues leading to the result SHORT
- Comedian Martin ___
- Wiring problem
- Strapped for cash
- Knee-high to a grasshopper
- Funnyman Martin
- Lacking a quorum
- Like some tempers
- Lacking sufficient funds
- Unlike a shaggy-dog story
- Word before bread or cake
More clues leading to the result BRUSQUE
- Short in manner
- Rudely terse
- Curt
- Short but not sweet
- Short
- Abrupt.
- Curt.
- Abrupt
- Abrupt in speech
- Curtly abrupt
More clues leading to the result BLUNT
- Take the edge off
- Plainspoken
- From the hip
- Painfully frank
- Pulling no punches
- Without an edge
- Not mincing words
- To the point
- Direct
- Inconsiderate
More clues leading to the result BRIEF
- Concise
- Fleeting
- Short and sweet
- To the point
- Court filing
- Bring up-to-date
- Short-winded
- It may be filed
- Attorney's submission
- Judge's reading