To our surprise, our son has suddenly shot up recently.
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Suddenly
/ˈsʌdn̩li/
Synonyms for "suddenly" (77 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (23)
feverishlyfleetinglyforthwithhastilyhead over heelsheadfirstheadforemostheadlongheels over headhurriedlyimpetuouslyimplausiblyimprobablyimpulsivelyin a triceinstantaneouslyinstantlylike a flashlike a thunderboltmomentarily
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of a sudden
Determiner(1 words)
most sudden motion-change
Adverb(1 words)
of a sudden
Related words (38)
on short noticeplopplumpplunkpopprecipitantlyprecipitatelyprecipitouslyquicklyrapidlyrashlyrecklesslysharpsharplyshortslapslap-bangsmackspeedilyspur
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startlinglysuddensummarilysurprisinglyswiftlyunanticipatedlyunawareunawaresunexpectedlyunforeseeablyunpredictablywithout noticewithout warning
Adverb(5 words)
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2 entriesadverb of mannermanner adverb
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2 entriesCollocations
5 entriesmore suddenlymost suddenlysuddenly appearedsuddenly changedsuddenly stopped
Inflections
2 entriesmore suddenlymost suddenly
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
I suddenly stood up and felt faint and light-headed.
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Suddenly, he changed the subject.
Source: tatoeba (19619)
I've suddenly started to gain weight.
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