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suddenly - 11 thesaurus results
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
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
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: acutely
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: sharply
Synonyms: severely, suddenly, keenly
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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