Sudden
Sudden adjective - Not expected.
Usage example: the sudden snowstorm resulted in thousands of evening commuters abandoning their cars on impassable highways
Surprising is a synonym for sudden in amazing topic. In some cases you can use "Surprising" instead an adjective "Sudden".
Nearby Words: suddenly, suddenness
Surprising
Surprising adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.
Sudden is a synonym for surprising in unexpected topic. You can use "Sudden" instead an adjective "Surprising", if it concerns topics such as amazing.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impulsive and sudden
- impulsive and surprising
- abrupt and sudden
- abrupt and surprising
- precipitate and sudden
- precipitate and surprising
- shocking and sudden
- shocking and surprising
- quick and sudden
- quick and surprising
- surprise and sudden
- surprise and surprising
- remarkable and sudden
- remarkable and surprising
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