Thesaurus:sudden

Thesaurus

sudden

English

Adjective

Sense: happening quickly and with little or no warning

Synonyms

• abrupt
• precipitant
• precipitate
• precipitous
• spontaneous
• subitaneous (obsolete)
• sudden
• suddent

Antonyms

• eventual
• gradual    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• instantaneous    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• summary    [⇒ thesaurus]
• unceremonious

See also

• Thesaurus:immediately
• Thesaurus:speedy

Further reading

• “113. instantaneity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “sudden” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.