dead vs abruptly

abruptly vs dead

dead is a noun but abruptly is not a noun.

dead is an adjective but abruptly is not an adjective.

dead and abruptly both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dead	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
abruptly	No	No	No	Yes

As adverbs, dead and abruptly are synonyms defined as:

dead and abruptly: quickly and without warning
dead and abruptly: happening unexpectedly
dead and abruptly: on impulse; without premeditation

Other synonyms of dead include all of a sudden, of a sudden, on the spur of the moment, short, suddenly.

dead (noun)	abruptly (noun)
people who are no longer living
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

dead (adjective)	abruptly (adjective)
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
the complete stoppage of an action
not surviving in active use
physically inactive
devoid of activity
lacking resilience or bounce
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
devoid of physical sensation; numb
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
no longer having force or relevance
unerringly accurate
not circulating or flowing
very tired
drained of electric charge; discharged
not yielding a return
lacking acoustic resonance

dead (adverb)	abruptly (adverb)
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers	quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation
quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation

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