9
unexpectedly(adverb, suddenly, abruptly, inexpectation)
8
short(adverb, prepared, suddenly, unexpectedly, abruptly)
6
abruptly(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly, inexpectation)
6
suddenly(adverb, unexpectedly, abruptly, ignorantly, inexpectation)
6
surprisingly(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly, ignorantly, inexpectation)
5
aback(adverb, prepared, suddenly, unexpectedly, abruptly)
5
accidentally(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly)
5
by surprise(expression, idiom, adverb, prepared, suddenly)
5
inadvertently(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly)
5
plump
5
sudden(adjective, adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly, abruptly)
5
unaware(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly, abruptly)
5
unconsciously(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly)
5
unintentionally(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly)
5
unknowingly(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly, ignorantly, unwatchful)
5
unwittingly(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly)
4
by accident(expression, idiom, adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly)
4
ignorantly(adverb, ignorance, suddenly, unexpectedly, unwatchful)
4
pop
3
all at once(expression, idiom)
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