13
sudden(adjective, extraordinary, wonderful, shocking, surprise)
10
unforeseen(adjective, adverb, surprise, unexpected, surprising)
10
unanticipated(adjective, adverb, surprise, unexpected, surprising)
8
abrupt(adjective, unexpected, sudden, surprising)
8
eye-opening(adjective, amazing, shocking, surprise, astonishing)
6
all of a sudden(expression, adjective, idiom, surprising, not expected)
6
impetuous(adjective, sudden, unlooked-for, unhoped)
6
impulsive(adjective, extraordinary, wonderful, quick, shocking)
5
brusque(adjective, sudden, surprising, unlooked-for)
5
fast(adjective, sudden, surprising, unlooked-for)
5
hasty(adjective, sudden, unlooked-for, unhoped)
5
rapid(adjective, sudden, surprising, unlooked-for)
5
unexpected(adjective, adverb, surprise, surprising, unpredicted)
4
quick(adjective, sudden, surprising, unlooked-for)
4
swift(adjective, sudden, surprising, unlooked-for)
4
accelerated(adjective, sudden, unlooked-for, unhoped)
4
all at once(expression, adjective, idiom, surprising, not expected)
4
headlong(adjective, sudden, unlooked-for, unhoped)
4
hurried(adjective, sudden, unlooked-for, unhoped)
4
immediate(adjective, sudden, unlooked-for, unhoped)
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