subito

[soo-bi-toh, soo-bee-taw] / ˈsu bɪˌtoʊ, ˈsu bi tɔ /

ADJECTIVE

sudden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abrupt hasty immediate precipitous quick rapid swift unforeseen unusual

WEAK

accelerated acute expeditious fast flash fleet headlong hurried impetuous impromptu impulsive out of the blue precipitant precipitate quickened rash rushing spasmodic speeded

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delayed gradual lazy leisurely slow sluggish

WEAK

expected

ADVERB

hastily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carelessly hurriedly nimbly prematurely promptly quickly speedily suddenly swiftly

WEAK

agilely apace double-quick expeditiously fast flat-out heedlessly impetuously impulsively lickety-split on spur of the moment posthaste precipitately rapidly rashly recklessly straightaway thoughtlessly too quickly unpremeditatedly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slowly

WEAK

delayed

Example Sentences

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Rubato in the 13th Variation and subito piano effects in the 12th gave shape to quick figures that might otherwise pass mechanically.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

But at Pope John Paul II's funeral in 2005, those gathered at St. Peter's Basilica shouted "Santo subito!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Banners proclaimed santo subito, Sainthood Now, and already reports were spreading of miraculous healings by the Pope last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jam cedant, veteris cedant miracula saxi, Unde novus subito fluxerat amne latex.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

Ut ab infima ara subito anguis emergeret; and with N. D. ii. 20.

From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig

subito

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