sharply

Definition

Examples

Oil prices rose sharply after the announcement from the producers.

Word Family

Synonyms

• drasticallyin a drastic manner
• abruptlyquickly and without warning
• steeplyin a steep manner

Collocations

• Easy turn sharply to the left
  to turn sharply to the left, meaning to change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
• Medium sales dropped sharply last month
  describing sales dropped sharply last month (income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time)
• Hard contrast sharply with previous fiscal projections
  to contrast sharply with previous fiscal projections, meaning to put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
• Very Hard rebound sharply from the depths of cyclical despair
  to rebound sharply from the depths of cyclical despair, meaning to spring back; spring away from an impact