Immediate
Immediate adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.
Sudden is a synonym for immediate. In some cases you can use "Sudden" instead an adjective "Immediate".
Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy
Sudden
Sudden adjective - Not expected.
Immediate is a synonym for sudden in unexpected topic. You can use "Immediate" instead an adjective "Sudden".
Nearby Words: suddenly, suddenness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Bright Abbot has this happen in the first season of Everwood, but it's not sudden and immediate; he's shown having stomach pains at the beginning of the episode but goes to his grandmother's birthday party anyway.
Source: Ruptured Appendix -
Alcoholics forced into immediate and sudden withdrawal from all alcohol will often develop a fatal withdrawal syndrome called delirium tremens - and must be given alcohol again to end it and prevent death.
Source: Heal It with Booze - Prince John: I sentence you to sudden, instant, and even immediate death!
Source: Redundancy / Film
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