/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of suddenly Find synonyms for: Adverb1. suddenly, all of a sudden, of a suddenusage: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"2. abruptly, suddenly, short, deadusage: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"3. on the spur of the moment, suddenlyusage: on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diligent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language