suddenly
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
happening unexpectedly
suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side
Sense 2 adverb
quickly and without warning
he stopped suddenly
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adverb
on impulse; without premeditation
he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | sudden |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | abrupt |