Synonyms for sudden
ˈsʌd nsud·den

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1. suddennoun

   Antonyms:
   unsudden, gradual

2. suddenadjective

   Happening quickly and with little or no warning, snell.

   The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.

   Antonyms:
   gradual, unsudden

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1. sudden

   Synonyms:
   unanticipated, hasty, rash, quick, unexpected, abrupt

   Antonyms:
   gradual, expected, transitional, slow, premonished, anticipated

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1. suddenadjective

   happening without warning or in a short space of time

   "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

   Antonyms:
   gradatory, graduated, piecemeal, stepwise, gradational, gradual, bit-by-bit, in small stages, step-by-step

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1. suddenadjective

   Synonyms:
   unexpected, abrupt, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for

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1. suddenadjective

   Synonyms:
   unexpected, abrupt, unlocked for

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1. List of paraphrases for "sudden":

   abrupt, sudden-onset, unexpected, surprise, suddenly, short-notice, brutal, sharp, snap, precipitous, surprising, unannounced, flash

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1. The Cleveland Clinic:

   We are saddened to share that our patient, Lindsey, recently experienced a sudden complication that led to the removal of her transplanted uterus.

2. Alfonso Sabella:

   I just hope that the progress made by this city council in fighting wrongdoing does not come to a sudden halt.

3. Trooper Chris Hollingsworth:

   I beat the ever-living f *** out of him. Choked Trooper Chris Hollingsworth and everything else trying to get Trooper Chris Hollingsworth under control, we finally got him in handcuffs when a third man got there. And the son of a b * tch was still fighting, they were still wrestling with him, trying to hold him down. He was spitting blood everywhere. Then all of a sudden he just went limp.

4. Art Metrano:

   He really loved it and became a big fan of mine, all of a sudden I was doing all these shows. It was just amazing.

5. Elias Canetti:

   The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.