suddenlyadverb
uk/ˈsʌd.ən.li/us/ˈsʌd.ən.li/B1 quickly and unexpectedly:
"Do you remember much about the accident?" "No, it all happened so suddenly."
I was just dozing off when suddenly I heard a scream from outside.
I suddenly realized what I'd said, but it was too late.
More examples
- The door suddenly flew open.
- Rosie suddenly grasped my hand.
- I was woken up suddenly by the sound of someone hammering on the front door.
- He suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- I suddenly became aware of him looking at me.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not expected or planned
- ad hoc
- ad hocism
- ad hockery
- ad lib
- ad-lib
- adventitious
- against (all) the odds/against all odds idiom
- explosive
- involuntary
- it's just one of those things idiom
- just like that idiom
- make sth up as you go along idiom
- muddle
- rude
- spur
- unawares
- undreamed of
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- unintended
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