🔄 Synonyms of "Suddenly"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deadnoun | (usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.) |
| shortnoun | Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically. |
| abruptly | In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. |
| all of a sudden | (set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning. |
| on the spur of the moment | an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.Blue Note discography accessed September 22, 2010. |
| of a sudden | happening unexpectedly |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Suddenly"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| all of a sudden | (set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning. |
| abruptly | In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. |
| dead | (degree, informal, colloquial) Exactly. |
| short | Abruptly, curtly, briefly. |
| of a sudden | happening unexpectedly |
| on the spur of the moment | an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1961.Blue Note discography accessed September 22, 2010. |
| precipitously | Abruptly; quickly. |
| astart | (obsolete) With a start; suddenly. |
| quickly | Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition. |
| rapidly | With speed; in a rapid manner. |
| steeply | In a steep manner. |
| sharply | Rapidly, abruptly. |
| dramatically | In a dramatic manner. |
| viciously | In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously. |
| surprisenoun | Something unexpected. |
| surprisingly | In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual. |
| fastnoun | (British, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations. |
| brutally | In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically. |
| immediately | In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay. |
| accidentally | Unintentionally. |
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