sudden

Meaning

Adj

1. Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
2. (obsolete) Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
3. (obsolete) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.

Adv

Suddenly.

Noun

An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.

Synonyms

abrupt

unexpected

quick

suddenly

unforeseen

immediate

instantaneous

accidental

precipitous

surprising

rapid

violent

acute

suddenness

cruel

offhand

unsuspected

scorching heat

soon

🔜

fast

unhoped

unheralded

surprise

unlooked-for

emergency

prompt

uncontemplated

sharp

summary

swift

unannounced

unanticipated

uncontrolled

unpremeditated

unrehearsed

unscheduled

untoward

urgent

‼️

fit of anger

grow quickly

unforseen

Tang Dynasty

precipitiously

unespected

not thought of

subitaneous

to deduct

unexpected misfortune

abrupt death

abruptly

Translations

plötzlich

soudain

repentino

plotseling

improvviso

subit

repentino

súbito

jäh

ξαφνικός

subitaneo

brusco

sobtat

súbito

brusque

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌdən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sodeyn

In summary

From Middle English sodeyn, sodain, from Anglo-Norman sodein, from Old French sodain, subdain (“immediate, sudden”), from Vulgar Latin *subitānus (“sudden”), from Latin subitāneus (“sudden”), from subitus (“sudden", literally, "that which has come stealthily”), originally the past participle of subīre (“to come or go stealthily”), from sub (“under”) + īre (“go”). Doublet of subitaneous. Displaced native Old English fǣrlīċ.

Sentences

Players take on the role of adventurer Sudden Smith .

The turf and gravel around it seemed charred as if by a sudden explosion .