Synonyms for suddenly
sud·den·ly

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1. suddenlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   all of a sudden, without warning

   Antonyms:
   unsuddenly

2. suddenlyadverb

   Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

   Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.

   Synonyms:
   without warning, all of a sudden

   Antonyms:
   unsuddenly

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1. suddenly, all of a sudden, of a suddenadverb

   happening unexpectedly

   "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

   Synonyms:
   on the spur of the moment, short, of a sudden, dead, abruptly, all at once, all of a sudden

2. abruptly, suddenly, short, deadadverb

   quickly and without warning

   "he stopped suddenly"

   Synonyms:
   shortly, curtly, on the spur of the moment, perfectly, short, absolutely, of a sudden, dead, utterly, unawares, abruptly, all of a sudden

3. on the spur of the moment, suddenlyadverb

   on impulse; without premeditation

   "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"

   Synonyms:
   dead, on the spur of the moment, all of a sudden, of a sudden, short, abruptly

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1. quicklyadverb

   i suddenly realised what was happening...

   Submitted by elsieportman on June 9, 2023  

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1. suddenlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   unexpectedly, abruptly, pop, on a sudden

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1. List of paraphrases for "suddenly":

   abruptly, unexpectedly, sudden, sharply, overnight, brutally

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1. Christopher Pyne:

   Suddenly, there will be literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions of tonnes of carp that will be dead in the River Murray.

2. Zak Shaikh:

   ' Mulan' on Disney + is a reflection of the abnormal state of the theatrical business right now, i don't think consumers have to suddenly start worrying about a number of titles on their streaming services requiring an additional fee.

3. Thomas Zurbuchen:

   It’s really hard to not look at the universe in a new light and not just have a moment that is deeply personal, it’s an emotional moment when you see nature suddenly releasing some of its secrets. And I would like you to imagine and look forward to that.

4. Greg Valliere:

   The recent wage hikes -- from McDonald's to Bank of America -- were not necessarily because these companies have suddenly gone soft, it's because they need to retain labor and inoculate themselves from criticism from the populist left.

5. Rosalyn Jones:

   This is a very conservative market, and the team has always been very concerned about the look of the girls and things like that, but I’m telling you I’ve never seen and never heard anything derogatory. The girls are all professional women, they know the rules and standards and they know they’re ambassadors for the Spurs. And they’ve done so much in the community — camps, clinics, promotional activities. To take this away so suddenly, it’s bothersome.