Thesaurus:sudden

Thesaurus:sudden

THESAURUS

sudden

English

Synonyms

• abrupt

• precipitant

• precipitate

• precipitous

• spontaneous

• subitaneous (obsolete)

• sudden

Antonyms

• gradual    [WS]

Hypernyms

• instantaneous    [WS]

Various

• summary    [WS]

• 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.