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 Since the search giant doesn’t license all the content in the knowledge box, Google could risk future lawsuits if the act of algorithmically creating the knowledge box without licenses suddenly becomes viewed as infringement, Rose said. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 But then, during the Centennial year, Congress suddenly acted to fund and complete the tower. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 July 2026 Where does the Heat now stack up in a suddenly ultra-competitive Eastern Conference after a flurry of offseason moves? — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 Peruvian guano suddenly appeared not as an exotic curiosity but as an extraordinarily concentrated natural fertilizer. — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026 He is named after their father, Charles Guthrie, who was a mining engineer and passed away suddenly from a heart attack in 1988. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 27 July 2026 Yet, women already in relationships didn't suddenly become more likely to stay together. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Influencers, start-ups, and venture capital are suddenly working overtime to help women optimize their genitals. — Sarah Digregorio, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 Then, decades into my career, there is suddenly an allegation involving someone who is a good friend of mine. — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suddenly

Adverb

After spending months negotiating a pricey purchase of the private fuel yard that keeps PortMiami ships running, two top deputies to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava were shocked when their boss abruptly rejected the deal.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
Video footage obtained by PEOPLE shows the scary moment the slingshot-style ride malfunctioned as one of the wires that attaches to the car appears to abruptly snap off.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of abruptly

Adverb

Russell died unexpectedly Wednesday at his home in a San Diego suburb, his wife, Ania, told The Hollywood Reporter.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Children are smaller, may wear dark winter clothing and sometimes stand close to the road or cross unexpectedly.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 23 July 2026