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 To put this into an automotive perspective, imagine if Ford suddenly decided to build a production drag car. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026 Writing a sordid prose poem was suddenly a fruitful endeavor. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Last week, Diggins vocalized a litany of frustrations with the Sky — ranging from her move to the bench to recovery resources to end-of-game management by coach Tyler Marsh — before being suddenly added to the injury report. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Graham, who had represented South Carolina in the Senate since 2003, died suddenly Saturday night at age 71 while campaigning for a fifth term. — Ben Binday, Washington Post, 13 July 2026 Graham, a giant in South Carolina politics and a key figure in the Senate, died suddenly at the age of 71 Saturday. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 July 2026 An aortic dissection typically happens suddenly, often without warning. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 At one point, Goodman appears to be leading an air strike on an iceberg before suddenly falling asleep. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 July 2026 The White Sox are winning, and the future is suddenly bright. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suddenly

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Trump was expected to sign the housing bill at Capitol Hill during a ceremony in June, but abruptly canceled in protest over the Senate’s inaction in passing his election legislation, the SAVE America Act.

— Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026
Flores lost his ability to make phone calls, after his PIN was abruptly suspended.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026