Synonyms for suddenness
All synonyms
Noun
1. Abruptness
abruptness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being sudden.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- instantaneity
Forms
- Plural
- suddennesses → abruptnesses, precipitances, precipitancies…
Example sentences
- abruptness Tom was surprised by Mary's abruptness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| suddenness | steady | |
| abruptness | steady | |
| precipitousness | steady | |
| precipitance | rising | |
| precipitancy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- abruptness3
- 12 letters
- precipitance, precipitancy
- 15 letters
- precipitousness, precipitateness, subitaneousness, spontaneousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abruptness3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- soudaineté
- Deutsch
- Plötzlichkeit
- Català
- promptitud