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Definitions for Sudden

[1] happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
[2] occurring without transition from the previous form, state, etc.; abrupt: a sudden turn.
[3] impetuous; rash.
[4] Archaic . quickly made or provided.
[5] Obsolete . unpremeditated.
[6] Literary . suddenly.
[7] Obsolete . an unexpected occasion or occurrence.
[8] all of a sudden , without warning; unexpectedly; suddenly. Also on a sudden .
[9] occurring or performed quickly and without warning
[10] marked by haste; abrupt
[11] rare rash; precipitate
[12] archaic an abrupt occurrence or the occasion of such an occurrence (in the phrase on a sudden )
[13] all of a sudden without warning; unexpectedly
[14] mainly poetic without warning; suddenly

Words related to Sudden

unusual, rapid, unforeseen, precipitous, hasty, abrupt, immediate, quick, swift, acute, expeditious, fast, flash, fleet, headlong, hurried, impetuous, impromptu, impulsive, precipitate

Words nearby Sudden

sudation, sudatorium, sudatory, sudbury, sudd, sudden, sudden adult death syndrome, sudden death, sudden infant death syndrome, suddenly, sudeck's atrophy

Origin of Sudden

1250–1300; Middle English sodain (adj. and adv.) < Middle French < Latin subitāneus going or coming stealthily, equivalent to subit(us ) sudden, taking by surprise (see subito) + -āneus composite adj. suffix, equivalent to -ān(us ) -an + -eus -eous

Other words from Sudden

sud·den·ly , adverb
sud·den·ness , noun

Word origin for Sudden

C13: via French from Late Latin subitāneus, from Latin subitus unexpected, from subīre to happen unexpectedly, from sub- secretly + īre to go

Synonyms for Sudden

abrupt, hasty, immediate, precipitous, quick, rapid, swift, unforeseen, unusual, accelerated, acute, expeditious, fast, flash, fleet, headlong, hurried, impetuous, impromptu, impulsive, out of the blue, precipitant, precipitate, quickened, rash, rushing, spasmodic, speeded, subito