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ALL OF A SUDDEN Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the phrase all of a sudden. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase all of a sudden. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for ALL OF A SUDDEN

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abruptly
adverbadv
adverb

• quickly and without warning

suddenly
adverbadv
adverb

• quickly and without warning

instantly
adverbadv
adverb

• without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

• without any delay

quickly
adverbadv
adverb

• with speed

• with little or no delay

• without taking pains

rapidly
adverbadv
adverb

• with speed

swiftly
adverbadv
adverb

• in a swift manner

unexpectedly
adverbadv
adverb

• in a way that was not expected

• without advance planning

dead
adjectiveadj
adjective

• no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

• not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat

noun

• people who are no longer living

• a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

adverb

• completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

• quickly and without warning

adjective satellite

• very tired

• unerringly accurate

• physically inactive

• (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

• devoid of physical sensation; numb

• lacking acoustic resonance

• not yielding a return

• not circulating or flowing

• not surviving in active use

• lacking resilience or bounce

• out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown

• no longer having force or relevance

• the complete stoppage of an action

• drained of electric charge; discharged

• devoid of activity

short
adjectiveadj
adjective

• primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

• (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

• low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal

• (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

• not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

• of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

noun

• the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

• accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

adverb

• clean across

• without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

• at some point or distance before a goal is reached

• so as to interrupt

• at a disadvantage

• in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

• quickly and without warning

adjective satellite

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

• lacking foresight or scope

• tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

• marked by rude or peremptory shortness

verb

• cheat someone by not returning him enough money

• create a short circuit in

all at once
adverbadv
adverb

• all at the same time

• suddenly

of a sudden
adverb

• quickly and without warning

on the spur of the moment
nounn
adverb

• quickly and without warning

Best Hypernyms For ALL OF A SUDDEN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for all of a sudden, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
abruptly instantly quickly suddenly swiftly unexpectedly

Alternatives for ABRUPTLY

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