| Curt |
| Terse |
| Steep |
| Short |
| Hasty |
| Sudden |
| Brusque |
| Unexpected |
| Precipitate |
| Not flowing |
| Very sudden |
| Precipitous |
| Rudely brief |
| Rather sudden |
| Unceremonious |
| Without warning |
| Ending suddenly |
| Steeply inclined |
| Brusque in manner |
| Discourteously curt |
| Sudden and unexpected |
| Like sudden cancellation |
| Short, but not necessarily sweet |