sudden
/'sʌdn/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Happening or done quickly and without warning: Describes an event, change, or action that occurs unexpectedly and in a very brief period of time.
- Characterized by abruptness: Describes something that is sharp, steep, or immediate in its onset or nature.
Usage
- The adjective "sudden" is used to modify nouns, indicating their unexpected and immediate nature.
- It is often used with events, changes, movements, or decisions.
- Common collocations include: sudden change, sudden movement, sudden death, sudden impact, sudden noise, sudden stop.
Examples
- Adjective:
- There was a sudden loud noise from the kitchen.
- Her sudden resignation surprised everyone in the company.
- The road takes a sudden turn to the left.
- He felt a sudden pain in his chest.
Advanced Usage
- "All of a sudden": This is an adverbial phrase meaning "suddenly" or "unexpectedly." It is used to describe how an action occurs.
- The car stopped all of a sudden.
- All of a sudden, the lights went out.
Variants and Related Words
- Suddenly (adverb): In a sudden manner.
- The weather changed suddenly.
- Suddenness (noun): The quality of being sudden.
- The suddenness of the attack left them stunned.
Synonyms
- Abrupt: Very sudden and often unpleasant.
- Unexpected: Not expected or anticipated.
- Immediate: Occurring or done at once; instant.
Antonyms
- Gradual: Taking place or progressing slowly over a period of time.
- Expected: Regarded as likely to happen.
- Foreseen: Known beforehand.
Idioms and Phrases
- Sudden death: In sports, an overtime period where the first score wins, ending the game immediately. More generally, an unexpected death.
- The match went into a sudden death overtime.
- (Come as a) sudden shock: To be very surprising and upsetting.
- The news of his accident came as a sudden shock.
Adjective
- happening without warning or in a short space of time
- a sudden storm
- a sudden decision
- a sudden cure