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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, ... show more

Roget 113: instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous, precipitous, precipitant, precipitate; subitaneous, hasty; quick as thought, quick as lightning, ... show more

Roget 132: early, prime, forward; prompt etc. (active) 682; summary.    premature, precipitate, precocious; prevenient, anticipatory; rath.    ... show more

Roget 508: nonexpectant; surprised etc. v.; unwarned, unaware; off one's guard; inattentive 458.    unexpected, unanticipated, unpredicted, unlooked for, unforeseen, ... show more

Dutch: plots, plotseling


Moby thesaurus: aback, abrupt, abruptly, accelerated, breakneck, breathless, brisk, electrifying, expeditious, extraordinary, fast, fleet, forthwith, hasty, headlong, hurried, immediate, impatient, impetuous, improbable ... show more.

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