Sudden

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Happening without warning; unforeseen: a sudden storm.
  • adj. Characterized by hastiness; abrupt or rash: a sudden decision. See Synonyms at impetuous.
  • adj. Characterized by rapidity; quick and swift.
  • idiom. all of a sudden Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Happening quickly and with little or no warning, snell.
  • ad. Suddenly.
  • n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy.
  • adj. Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
  • adj. Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
  • ad. Suddenly; unexpectedly.
  • n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Happening without notice, instantly and unexpectedly; immediate; instant.
  • Found or hit upon unexpectedly.
  • Hastily made, put in use, employed, prepared, etc.; quick; rapid.
  • Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate; passionate.
  • In zoology, abrupt; sharply defined from neighboring parts: as, a sudden antennal club; a sudden truncation.
  • n. That which is sudden; a surprise; an unexpected occurrence.
  • Suddenly; unexpectedly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. happening without warning or in a short space of time
  • Equivalent
    choppy    fulminant    sharp    explosive    emergent    jerky    abrupt   
    Antonym
    gradual    unsudden   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    unexpected    unusual    abrupt    unlooked-for    immediate    instant    speedy    quick    rapid    hasty   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unexpected    quick    slight    intense    abrupt