sudden as an adjective: - 1
sudden
adjective
1 sudden
Happening without warning or in a short space of time.
Roget 111:
transient,
transitory,
transitive;
passing,
evanescent,
fleeting,
cursory,
short-lived,
ephemeral;
flying
etc.
v.;
fugacious,
fugitive;
shifting,
slippery;
spasmodic;
instantaneous,
momentaneous†.
temporal,
temporary;
provisional,
provisory;
deciduous;
perishable,
mortal,
precarious,
unstable,
insecure;
impermanent.
brief,
quick,
brisk,
extemporaneous,
summary;
pressed for time
etc.
(haste)
684;
sudden,
momentary
etc.
(instantaneous)
113.
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Roget 113:
instantaneous,
momentary,
sudden,
immediate,
instant,
abrupt,
discontinuous,
precipitous,
precipitant,
precipitate;
subitaneous†,
hasty;
quick as thought,
quick as lightning,
quick as a flash;
rapid as electricity.
speedy,
quick,
fast,
fleet,
swift,
lively,
blitz;
rapid
(velocity)
274.
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Roget 132:
early,
prime,
forward;
prompt
etc.
(active)
682;
summary.
premature,
precipitate,
precocious;
prevenient†,
anticipatory;
rath†.
sudden
etc.
(instantaneous)
113;
unexpected
etc.
508;
near,
near at hand;
immediate.
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Roget 508:
nonexpectant†;
surprised
etc.
v.;
unwarned,
unaware;
off one's guard;
inattentive
458.
unexpected,
unanticipated,
unpredicted†,
unlooked for,
unforeseen,
unhoped for;
dropped from the clouds;
beyond expectation,
contrary to expectation,
against expectation,
against all expectation;
out of one's reckoning;
unheard of
etc.
(exceptional)
83;
startling,
surprising;
sudden
etc.
(instantaneous)
113.
unpredictable,
unforeseeable
(unknowable)
519.
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