Synset
happening without warning or in a short space of time
<adj.all>
freq. cnt.: 33
freq. cnt.: 33
sudden
sample sentences
"a sudden storm"
"a sudden decision"
"a sudden cure"
lexical pointers
antonym
gradual
derivationally related form
suddenness
semantic pointers
also see
fast
similar to
abrupt
choppy, jerky
emergent
explosive
fulminant
sharp