all of a sudden
Syllables: all·of·a·sud·denUS/ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən/
all of a sudden adverb: suddenly, quickly, without warning.
Adverb
all of a sudden (not comparable)
- Suddenly, quickly, without warning.
- All of a sudden I felt very hot and tired.
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- Synonyms:
- all at once, at one stroke, in one fell swoop, just like that, out of the blue
all of a sudden meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Gujarati
all of a sudden in Hindi
- colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly
- अचानक acānak
all of a sudden in Urdu
- اچانک, اتفاقاً
all of a sudden in Bengali
- colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly
- হঠাৎ hoṭhat
all of a sudden in Gujarati
- colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly
- અચાનક acānak
More languagesFewer languages
- all of a sudden in Arabic
- فَجْأَةً fajʔatan
- all of a sudden in Indonesian
- tiba-tiba
- all of a sudden in Thai
- อยู่ดีๆ, อยู่ๆ, จู่ๆ
- all of a sudden in Vietnamese
- trong nháy mắt, trong tích tắc, trong một nốt nhạc
Synonyms of all of a sudden
- all at once
- at one stroke
- in one fell swoop
- just like that
- out of the blue
Forms of all of a sudden
| alternative form | all of the sudden |
|---|---|
| alternative form | all the sudden |
| alternative Scotland | all on a sudden |
| alternative form | of a sudden |
| alternative form (obsolete) | on a sudden |
| alternative form (obsolete) | upon a sudden |
Questions about all of a sudden
- What does all of a sudden mean?
- All of a sudden means suddenly, quickly, without warning.
- What is all of a sudden in Hindi?
- All of a sudden in Hindi is अचानक (acānak). See All of a sudden meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is all of a sudden?
- All of a sudden is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce all of a sudden?
- All of a sudden is pronounced /ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən/ (US).
Words near all of a sudden in the dictionary
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