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suddenly
adverb
1 suddenly
2 suddenly
Quickly and without warning:
— He stopped suddenly.
synonyms: abruptly, dead, short.
Roget 508:
abruptly,
unexpectedly,
surprisingly;
plump,
pop,
a l'improviste [Fr.],
unawares;
without notice,
without warning,
without a 'by your leave';"
like a thief in the night,
like a thunderbolt;
in an unguarded moment;
suddenly
etc.
(instantaneously)
113.
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3 suddenly
On impulse; without premeditation:
— He made up his mind suddenly.
synonym: on the spur of the moment.
Roget 113:
instantaneously
etc.
adj.;
in no time,
in less than no time;
presto,
subito†,
instanter,
suddenly,
at a stroke,
like a shot;
in a moment
etc.
n..
in the blink of an eye,
in the twinkling of an eye,
in a trice;
in one's tracks;
right away;
toute a l'heure [Fr.];
at one jump,
in the same breath,
per saltum [Lat.],
uno saltu [Lat.];
at once,
all at once;
plump,
slap;
at one fell swoop;"
at the same instant
etc.
n.;
immediately
etc.
(early)
132;
extempore,
on the moment,
on the spot,
on the spur of the moment;
no sooner said than done;
just then;
slap-dash
etc.
(haste)
684.
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Roget 132:
early,
soon,
anon,
betimes,
rath†;
eft,
eftsoons;
ere long,
before long,
shortly;
beforehand;
prematurely
etc.
adj.;
precipitately
etc.
(hastily)
684;
too soon;
before its time,
before one's time;
in anticipation;
unexpectedly
etc.
508.
suddenly
etc.
(instantaneously)
113;
before one can say 'Jack Robinson',"
at short notice,
extempore;
on the spur of the moment,
on the spur of the occasion
[Bacon];
at once;
on the spot,
on the instant;
at sight;
offhand,
out of hand;
a' vue d'oeil [Fr.];
straight,
straightway,
straightforth†;
forthwith,
incontinently,
summarily,
immediately,
briefly,
shortly,
quickly,
speedily,
apace,
before the ink is dry,
almost immediately,
presently at the first opportunity,
in no long time,
by and by,
in a while,
directly.
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Moby thesaurus: a corps perdu, aback, abruptly, all at once, bang, by surprise, dash, feverishly, fleetingly, forthwith, hastily, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heels over head, hurriedly, impetuously, implausibly, improbably, impulsively, in a trice, instantaneously, instantly, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, momentarily, of a sudden, on short notice, plop, plump, plunk, pop, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, quickly, rapidly, rashly, recklessly, sharp, short, slap, slap-bang, smack, speedily, startlingly, sudden, surprisingly, swiftly, unanticipatedly, unaware, unawares, unexpectedly, unforeseeably, unpredictably, without notice, without warning ... show more.
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