improvviso

Meaning

Adj

unexpected, sudden, unforeseen, untimely

Adv

suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of improvvisare

Concepts

sudden

unexpected

abrupt

instantaneous

acute

precipitous

reversal

impromptu

unforeseen

unthought-of

violent

subitaneous

ferly

sudden

precipitate

Synonyms

repentino

subitaneo

improvvisa

inaspettato

inatteso

brusco

istantaneo

impreveduto

insperato

brusca

inopinato

impensato

sorprendente

veemente

impromptu

impensata

inaspettate

inattese

cambiamento

casuale

🎲

rapido

subito

violento

a sorpresa

folgorante

fulmineo

imprevedibile

imprevisto

improvvisazione

Translations

soudain

repentino

plötzlich

jäh

subit

brusque

inesperado

abrupt

repentino

soudaine

inesperado

repentina

ξαφνικός

plotseling

Hyphenated as

im‧prov‧vì‧so

Pronounced as (IPA)

/im.provˈvi.zo/

Etymology

From Latin improvisus (“unforeseen”).