All sudden synonyms
sudΒ·den
S s adj sudden
- like crazy β mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- haphazard β characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
- chop chop β pidgin English for quickly
- acute β An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'cafΓ©'.
- alacritous β cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- dramatic β of or relating to the drama.
- chop-chop β with haste; quickly.
- hot and cold β (Idiomatic) Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.
- asap β asap is an abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'.
- barrelling β a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- headlong β with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- all over the map β changeable
- hasty β moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- appetent β having an eager longing or desire
- fleet-footed β able to run fast.
- hurried β moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- abrupt β An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- impatient β not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
- impetuous β of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- fleeting β swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- in nothing flat β no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- double-quick β very quick or rapid.
- like mad β mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- impulsive β actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
adv sudden
- ignorantly β lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- all of a sudden β If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
- by mistake β accidentally, not on purpose
- all at once β If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.
adjective sudden
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- quickened β Simple past tense and past participle of quicken.
- lightning β a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
- fast β moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- instant β an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.
- expeditive β (obsolete) Performing with speed.
- meteoric β of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- instantaneous β occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- designless β without a design, unplanned
- histrionical β (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- convulsive β A convulsive movement or action is sudden and cannot be controlled.
- jumpy β subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
adverb sudden
- asudden β in an abrupt manner