What are the opposite of suddenly?

Opposite of quickly and unexpectedly, typically without warning. gradually. slowly. progressively. gradationally.

What is the synonym and antonym of suddenly?

Some common synonyms of sudden are abrupt, headlong, impetuous, and precipitate. While all these words mean “showing undue haste or unexpectedness,” sudden stresses unexpectedness and sharpness or violence of action.

Is suddenly an antonym of gradually?

“Lewis moves haphazardly, turning here and there, unsure of where to go.”

What is the opposite of gradually?
abruptlysuddenly
unanticipatedlyprecipitately
unceremoniouslyall of a sudden
all at onceimmediately

What is the verb of sudden?

(sʌdənli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] If something happens suddenly, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.

What can I use instead of all of a sudden?

all of a sudden
  • aback,
  • suddenly,
  • unanticipatedly,
  • unaware,
  • unawares,
  • unexpectedly.

What are the antonyms of gradually?

antonyms for gradually
  • abruptly.
  • fastly.
  • intermittently.
  • suddenly.

What is the sentence of suddenly?

(1) I suddenly felt chilled and had to go indoors. (2) She suddenly became very tearful. (3) In hot weather lettuces can suddenly run to seed. (4) It could get suddenly nippy in the evenings.

What are synonyms for danger?

Some common synonyms of dangerous are hazardous, perilous, precarious, and risky. While all these words mean “bringing or involving the chance of loss or injury,” dangerous applies to something that may cause harm or loss unless dealt with carefully.

What is difference between sudden and suddenly?

Suddenly is an adverb, sudden is an adjective.

Suddenly is used to give descriptive information about how an action occurred (an adverb). Sudden is descriptive information about a person, place, or thing (adjective). Both give the idea of a rapid change.

Which type of adverb is suddenly?

Formal Characteristics of Adverbs
Adjectiveslowsudden
Adverbslowlysuddenly

What does see you suddenly mean?

adv. Very quickly; almost instantaneously.

Why all of sudden meaning?

phrase. If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.

What does out of a sudden mean?

Entirely without warning, abruptly, as in All of a sudden the lights went out. In Shakespeare’s day the common phrase was of a sudden, the word all being added in the late 1600s.

Is all of a suddenly correct?

The noun usage of sudden has all but been abandoned by history and the word has become bound to “all” in the idiom “all of a sudden,” meaning “suddenly, or sooner than expected.” There’s no grammatical reason why the correct phrase is “all of a sudden” vs “all of the sudden,” it’s just the recognized form of the idiom

What is a synonym for sudden movement?

▲ A quick, sharp, sudden movement. jerk. lurch. jolt.

How do you spell all the sudden?

All of a sudden is an idiom that functions as an adverb phrase. It has the same meaning as suddenly, which means quickly or unexpectedly. All of a sudden is the correct spelling. All of the sudden is a misspelling of the phrase.

Is suddenly a conjunction?

As detailed above, ‘suddenly’ is an adverb. Adverb usage: Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.

What means a sudden movement?

rush. noun. a sudden movement forwards, especially by a crowd of people.

What word means move quickly and suddenly?

leap. verb. to move somewhere suddenly and quickly.