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sudden
[suhd-n]
adjective
happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly.
a sudden attack.
Antonyms: gradualoccurring without transition from the previous form, state, etc.; abrupt.
a sudden turn.
Antonyms: gradualArchaic., quickly made or provided.
Obsolete., unpremeditated.
adverb
Literary., without warning; suddenly.
noun
Obsolete., an unexpected occasion or occurrence.
sudden
/ ˈsʌdən /
adjective
occurring or performed quickly and without warning
marked by haste; abrupt
rare, rash; precipitate
noun
archaic, an abrupt occurrence or the occasion of such an occurrence (in the phrase on a sudden )
without warning; unexpectedly
adverb
poetic, without warning; suddenly
Other Word Forms
- suddenly adverb
- suddenness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sudden1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sudden1
Idioms and Phrases
all of a sudden, without warning; unexpectedly; suddenly. Also on a sudden
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Just before Candy’s fifth birthday, his father died of complications with heart disease, a sudden event that was largely swept under the rug by Candy’s family during his childhood.
"September, October used to be peak season with pleasant weather but these days we see extreme weather all of a sudden and the temperature drops so quickly."
"All of a sudden we just a heard a loud bang. We didn't know if it was a gun or what," she said.
“That then destabilized the Treasury market—because all of a sudden, you have all these sellers,” he says.
“That then destabilized the Treasury market—because all of a sudden, you have all these sellers,” he says.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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