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| Main Entry: | suddenly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unexpectedly |
| Synonyms: | aback, forthwith, quickly, short, sudden, swiftly, unaware, unawares, abruptly, all at once, all of a sudden, asudden, on spur of moment, unanticipatedly, without warning |
| Antonyms: | slowly, expectedly |
| Main Entry: | bang |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | suddenly, with force |
| Synonyms: | hard, headlong, precisely, smack, straight, suddenly, abruptly, head on, noisily |
| Antonyms: | slowly |
| Main Entry: | forthwith |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | immediately |
| Synonyms: | away, directly, instantly, now, quickly, right away*, suddenly, tout de suite, abruptly, at once, right now, straightaway, without delay |
| Antonyms: | later |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hastily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with great speed |
| Synonyms: | apace, carelessly, fast, flat-out*, impetuously, impulsively, lickety-split*, nimbly, posthaste, prematurely, promptly, quickly, rapidly, rashly, recklessly, speedily, suddenly, swiftly, agilely, double-quick, expeditiously, heedlessly, hurriedly, on spur of the moment, precipitately, straightaway, subito, thoughtlessly, too quickly, unpremeditatedly |
| Antonyms: | delayed, slowly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sharp |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | on time |
| Synonyms: | accurately, bang, exactly, just, precisely, promptly, right, square, squarely, suddenly, abruptly, on the button, on the dot, punctually, smack-dab |
| Antonyms: | late |
| Main Entry: | short |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | abruptly |
| Synonyms: | aback, forthwith, sudden, suddenly, unaware, unawares, unexpectedly, by surprise, unanticipatedly, without delay, without hesitation, without warning |
| Antonyms: | long |
| Main Entry: | drop dead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die |
| Synonyms: | buy the farm, croak, kick the bucket, die suddenly, die unexpectedly, fall dead, pop off |
| Main Entry: | then |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | before; at another time |
| Synonyms: | again, anon, formerly, later, next, suddenly, thereupon, when, all at once, at that instant, at that moment, at that point, at that time, before long, on that occasion, soon after, years ago |
| Notes: | than is ultimately the same word as then, and the two were used interchangeably until the end of the 17th century |
| Main Entry: | thereupon |
| Part of Speech: | adverb1 |
| Definition: | immediately |
| Synonyms: | forthwith, suddenly, at once, following that, without delay |
| Main Entry: | unexpectedly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb1 |
| Definition: | surprisingly |
| Synonyms: | out of the blue, quickly, suddenly, unawares, unusually, startlingly |
| Antonyms: | normally, obviously, regularly |
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