6
suddenly(adverb, unexpectedly, unawares, abruptly, ignorantly)
6
short(adverb, quickly, suddenly, unexpectedly, unawares)
6
unexpectedly(adverb, suddenly, unawares, abruptly, astonishingly)
5
abruptly(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly, unawares, astonishingly)
4
hastily(adverb, quick, rapidly)
4
sudden(adjective, adverb, extraordinary, wonderful, suddenly)
4
surprisingly(adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly, unawares, ignorantly)
3
all at once(expression, idiom, adverb, quickly, unexpectedly)
3
bang
3
out of the blue(expression, adjective, idiom, wonderful, sudden)
3
plump
3
precipitately
2
accelerated(adjective, sudden)
2
acute(adjective, sudden)
2
brash(adjective, sudden)
2
by surprise(expression, adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly, unawares)
2
extraordinary(adjective, wonderful, shocking, astonishing, astounding)
2
fast(adjective, violent, quick, sudden, soon)
2
hasty(adjective, violent, fast, quick, sudden)
2
headlong(adjective, violent, fast, quick, sudden)
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