Abruptly
Instantly
Instantly adverb - Without delay.
Usage example: showed leadership by reacting instantly to the crisis
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Synonyms for Instantly
Abruptly and instantly are semantically related in immediately topic. You can use "Abruptly" instead an adverb "Instantly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and abruptly
- short and instantly
- immediately and abruptly
- immediately and instantly
- directly and abruptly
- directly and instantly
- quickly and abruptly
- quickly and instantly
- rapidly and abruptly
- rapidly and instantly
- speedily and abruptly
- speedily and instantly
- swiftly and abruptly
- swiftly and instantly
Both words in one sentence
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After Instrumentality, Shinji's mood could change abruptly and instantly when he was pushed the wrong way.
Source: Mood-Swinger - Mood-Swinger: After Instrumentality, Shinji's mood could change abruptly and instantly when he was pushed the wrong way.
Source: Fanfic / Scar Tissue -
Also subverted in a Suicide Squad comic, where Nightshade and Incubus get into a standard wizard duel only for Deadshot to abruptly shoot Incubus in the head, killing him instantly.
Source: Wizard Duel
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