SUDDENLY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

suddenly

adverb

Definition of suddenly

as in abruptly

with great suddenness the bus stopped suddenly, and somebody's lunch landed in the aisle

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as in unexpectedly

without warning suddenly, something fell out of the sky and landed in the field a few feet away

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Recent Examples of suddenly The Bengals can now wait to see more of Stewart’s progress in his rehab and see if a roster spot is suddenly needed to make another move. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 But once the probability passes a threshold called the critical probability, the lattice suddenly opens up. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 Slayton had two 100-plus yard games that season with Daniel Jones as his quarterback, and suddenly, a Giants organization that wasn’t often taking care of its own was rewarding Slayton with a three-year, $36 million extension. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 Listeners seemed to delight in the incongruity—a semipopular rapper suddenly sounded nothing like himself. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Some medications need to be tapered gradually, and there are serious risks of stopping them suddenly. — Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026 The two-year track record that qualified the borrower can vanish overnight because the entity earning the money is suddenly brand new. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Still, hinting at how he’ll be remembered is something Trump is suddenly talking about a lot. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Still, hinting at how he'll be remembered is something Trump is suddenly talking about a lot. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suddenly

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Another shock to the neighborhood came in May, when Caputo’s Bake Shop, a Court Street landmark for 124 years, abruptly shut down.

— Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
This is one family’s experience of their last year in Connecticut after major hospitals abruptly ended gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.

— Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of abruptly

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Which brings us to the flashbacks, which this week — unexpectedly, thrillingly — end with the moment when Per Stensen’s silo project abruptly went live.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The last night was when Belafonte unexpectedly found himself on stage with his left leg elevated.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026