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suddenly
sud·den S0863400 (sŭd′n)adj.1. Happening without warning; unforeseen: a sudden storm.2. Happening or done without delay; hasty or immediate: a sudden decision.3. Characterized by sharp change in elevation; precipitous: a sudden drop in the ocean floor.Idiom: all of a sudden Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly. [Middle English sodain, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *subitānus, from Latin subitāneus, from subitus, from past participle of subīre, to approach stealthily : sub-, secretly; see sub- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.] sud′den·ly adv.sud′den·ness n.suddenly (ˈsʌdənlɪ) advquickly and without warning; unexpectedlysuddenly- squall - A violent wind that comes in suddenly, but does not last long, and is often accompanied by rain or snow.
- amaze, surprise - Amaze once meant "alarm, terrify," but now means "astonish"; surprise means "meet with suddenly or without warning."
- intersilient - Describing something suddenly emerging in the midst of something.
- subitary - "Suddenly or hastily done or made."
ThesaurusAdv. | 1. | suddenly - happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"of a sudden, all of a sudden | | 2. | suddenly - quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"abruptly, dead, short | | 3. | suddenly - on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"on the spur of the moment |
suddenlyadverb abruptly, all of a sudden, all at once, unexpectedly, straight away, out of the blue (informal), without warning, in an instant, without notice, on the spur of the moment, like a shot Suddenly, she looked ten years older.suddenlyadverbWithout any warning:abruptly, short.Idiom: all of a sudden.Translationssudden (ˈsadn) adjective happening etc quickly and unexpectedly. a sudden attack; His decision to get married is rather sudden!; a sudden bend in the road. 突然的 突然的ˈsuddenness noun 突然 突然ˈsuddenly adverbHe suddenly woke up; Suddenly she realized that the stranger had a gun. 突然地 突然地all of a sudden suddenly or unexpectedly. All of a sudden the lights went out. 冷不防 冷不防IdiomsSeesuddensuddenly
Synonyms for suddenlyadv abruptlySynonyms- abruptly
- all of a sudden
- all at once
- unexpectedly
- straight away
- out of the blue
- without warning
- in an instant
- without notice
- on the spur of the moment
- like a shot
Synonyms for suddenlyadv without any warningSynonymsSynonyms for suddenlyadv happening unexpectedlySynonyms- of a sudden
- all of a sudden
adv quickly and without warningSynonymsadv on impulseSynonyms- on the spur of the moment
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