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sudden
sud·den S0863400 (sŭd′n)adj.1. Happening without warning; unforeseen: a sudden storm.2. Happening or done without delay; hasty or immediate: a sudden decision.3. Characterized by sharp change in elevation; precipitous: a sudden drop in the ocean floor.Idiom: all of a sudden Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
[Middle English sodain, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *subitānus, from Latin subitāneus, from subitus, from past participle of subīre, to approach stealthily : sub-, secretly; see sub- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]
sud′den·ly adv.sud′den·ness n.sudden (ˈsʌdən) adj1. occurring or performed quickly and without warning2. marked by haste; abrupt3. rare rash; precipitaten4. archaic an abrupt occurrence or the occasion of such an occurrence (in the phrase on a sudden)5. all of a sudden without warning; unexpectedlyadvchiefly poetic without warning; suddenly[C13: via French from Late Latin subitāneus, from Latin subitus unexpected, from subīre to happen unexpectedly, from sub- secretly + īre to go] ˈsuddenness nsud•den (ˈsʌd n)
adj. 1. happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack. 2. occurring without transition from the previous form, state, etc.; abrupt: a sudden turn. 3. impetuous; rash. adv. 4. Literary. suddenly. Idioms: all of a sudden, without warning; unexpectedly; suddenly. [1250–1300; < Middle French < Latin subitāneus going or coming stealthily =subit(us) taking by surprise] sud′den•ly, adv. sud′den•ness, n. sudden- all of a sudden - Is the grammatically correct version; do not say "all of the sudden."
- coup de main - A sudden and unexpected movement or attack.
- sudden - From Latin sub-, "up to," and ire, "come, go," making subitus, "come or go up stealthily."
- vicissitude - A sudden or unexpected change in life.
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sudden - happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"gradual - proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices" |
suddenadjective quick, rapid, unexpected, swift, hurried, abrupt, hasty, impulsive, unforeseen It was all very sudden.
expected, slow, gentle, anticipated, deliberate, gradual, foreseen, unhastysuddenadjectiveHappening quickly and without warning:abrupt, hurried, precipitant, precipitate.Translationssudden (ˈsadn) adjective happening etc quickly and unexpectedly. a sudden attack; His decision to get married is rather sudden!; a sudden bend in the road. 突然的 突然的ˈsuddenness noun 突然 突然ˈsuddenly adverbHe suddenly woke up; Suddenly she realized that the stranger had a gun. 突然地 突然地all of a sudden suddenly or unexpectedly. All of a sudden the lights went out. 冷不防 冷不防sudden
a quick drop and a sudden stopDeath from either falling from a great height or from hanging. I wouldn't get too close to the edge of that cliff if I were you, you'd have a pretty quick drop and a sudden stop.See also: and, drop, quick, stop, suddena (sudden) rush of blood (to the head)A sudden feeling of excitement or anger that causes one to act in unexpected ways. It must have been a sudden rush of blood to the head that made Gary lash out at Ron, because he's usually so calm.See also: blood, of, rushall of a suddenUnexpectedly and abruptly; suddenly. I was startled when the fire alarm went off all of a sudden. I thought Laura and I were friends, but all of a sudden, she stopped talking to me.See also: all, of, suddenhave a (sudden) rush of blood to the headTo have a sudden feeling of excitement or anger that causes one to act in unexpected ways. It must have been a sudden rush of blood to the head that made Gary lash out at Ron, because he's usually so calm.See also: blood, have, head, of, rushsudden deathIn sports, a period of play triggered by a tie at the end of a a game or match in which the first team to score wins. Sometimes hyphenated if used as a modifier. I really hope they can win in regulation so the game doesn't go into sudden death. In the event of a tie, the game will be determined by sudden-death overtime.See also: death, suddenall of a suddensuddenly. All of a sudden lightning struck the tree we were sitting under. I felt a sharp pain in my side all of a sudden.See also: all, of, suddenall of a suddenEntirely without warning, abruptly, as in All of a sudden the lights went out. In Shakespeare's day the common phrase was of a sudden, the word all being added in the late 1600s. Also see all at once, def. 2. See also: all, of, suddenall of a sudden COMMON If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly. All of a sudden she didn't look sleepy any more. I felt incredibly lonely all of a sudden.See also: all, of, sudden(all) of a sudden suddenly. As a noun sudden is now found only in this phrase, but from the mid 16th century to the early 18th century it was in regular use in the sense ‘an unexpected danger or emergency’.See also: of, suddenˌall of a ˈsudden suddenly and unexpectedly: I was sitting reading my book when all of a sudden the lights went out.See also: all, of, suddenˌsudden ˈdeath a way of deciding the winner of a game when scores are equal at the end. The players or teams continue playing and the game ends as soon as one of them gains the lead: If no one scores in the next five minutes the game will go to sudden death. ♢ They won the match after an exciting sudden-death play-off.See also: death, suddensudden death mod. having to do with something short, quick, and decisive. The game ended in a sudden death playoff. See also: death, sudden all of a sudden Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.See also: all, of, suddensudden
Related to sudden: sudden infant death syndrome, Sudden AttackSynonyms for suddenadj quickSynonyms- quick
- rapid
- unexpected
- swift
- hurried
- abrupt
- hasty
- impulsive
- unforeseen
Antonyms- expected
- slow
- gentle
- anticipated
- deliberate
- gradual
- foreseen
- unhasty
Synonyms for suddenadj happening quickly and without warningSynonyms- abrupt
- hurried
- precipitant
- precipitate
Antonyms for suddenadj happening without warning or in a short space of timeRelated WordsAntonyms |