suddenly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈsʌdənli/
:
de repente
- He was walking down the street when, suddenly, it started to rain.
- suddenly became
- then suddenly
- died suddenly
She'll ask why and you'll suddenly say you know why.
- She'll ask why and you'll suddenly say you know why.
- Ambassador one time and suddenly I was so foolish.
- Then if you halve that debt, you suddenly feel good.
- It jumps suddenly here from three to four.
- So my grandmother was, was suddenly our our mum.
- And a few weeks after, my mum just suddenly drops dead.
- So she suddenly just begs to come with me.
- And then suddenly things started falling into place.
- And suddenly her brother's standing there in the road.
- And suddenly it was like I could see two faces on him.
- Yeah, You just seen your parents and suddenly you're being gay, right?
Examples
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It's like he suddenly remembered he was a racing driver.
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A second later, the floor began to quiver and suddenly dropped out from under me.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now imagine that people suddenly want more of a good.
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So I stop and suddenly there appears a drink.
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Are you suddenly in a position where you can just walk away?
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And suddenly it all went pop!
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And then suddenly things started falling into place.
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Your son will suddenly see the illness of his ways and come here seeking for salvation.
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They get up there, the lights hit, and suddenly, the whole world opens up.
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You don't know how much time has passed when you suddenly notice Grandma standing before you.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
987
2.7
Very quickly and without warning
183
4.2
Happens suddenly without warning or effort
145
3.3
In a sudden way that gives no warning
116
7.1
Happens quickly and without warning
99
2.3
Happening without any warning
95
3.4
Something happens suddenly and without warning
50
3.3
Very quickly, in almost no time
35
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
28
4.1
Suddenly and without any warning
25
5.8
Suddenly with no clear reason, like magic
13
3.0
Happening suddenly and without warning
1
3.5
Very quickly, in an instant
Antonyms
How Sudden
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suddenly comes from the Latin word subitus, meaning 'unexpected' or 'that which comes up'. So, think of something that 'comes up on you' without warning, and you will remember that suddenly means quick and without warning.