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 In the wild west of the crypto world, a rug pull is a con job where developers pump up the value of a token and then suddenly vanish with the investor funds. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Another 41-year-old man, Jean Wilson Brutus, a Haitian national, died suddenly after collapsing in December in what a medical examiner ruled was a natural death due to a lung blockage. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Along the road, however, they are suddenly met with a trickle, and then a flood of refugees. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 That feeling is not helped by looking at the others around you, who, in the eerie, silvery light, suddenly look almost ghoulish. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Last month, the names of four service members killed by Iranian strikes in mid-July suddenly vanished from the Pentagon’s official list of war dead, lowering the total from 18 to 14. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026 The second season of Wonder Man, the Marvel series starring Abdul-Mateen, was suddenly canceled after having already been renewed. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Plus, the team had to deal with the death of offensive line coach Shawn Clark, who passed away suddenly three weeks into the season. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 Every project simply led to the next one because the next problem suddenly looked solvable. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suddenly

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One leaves abruptly, her designer purse slamming against a bystander.

— Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026
And, George, the Senate Judiciary Committee, back to Blanche, has rescheduled his confirmation vote for Tuesday after it was abruptly postponed last week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of abruptly

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Related Stories The film follows teenager Danny, who after making a mistake that could derail his future, unexpectedly reconnects with Josh, a social worker who once tried to help him but whose own mistakes drove them apart.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 July 2026
China’s factory activity unexpectedly slowed in July, the first such contraction in five months, weighing on the pace of broader growth for the world's second-largest economy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026