Sudden vs. Unexpected — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sudden and Unexpected
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Sudden
Happening without warning; unforeseen
A sudden storm.
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Unexpected
Occurring without warning; unforeseen.
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Sudden
Happening or done without delay; hasty or immediate
A sudden decision.
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Unexpected
Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.
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Sudden
Characterized by sharp change in elevation; precipitous
A sudden drop in the ocean floor.
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Unexpected
(rare) Someone or something unexpected.
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Sudden
Happening quickly and with little or no warning.
The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.
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Unexpected
Not expected; coming without warning; sudden.
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Sudden
(obsolete) Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
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Unexpected
Not expected or anticipated;
Unexpected guests
Unexpected news
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Sudden
(obsolete) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
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Unexpected
Not foreseen;
Unsuspected difficulties arose
Unsuspected turnings in the road
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Sudden
(poetic) Suddenly.
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Unexpected
Made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency;
A forced landing
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Sudden
(obsolete) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
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Unexpected
Causing surprise or amazement by not being expected;
The curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene
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Sudden
Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy.
Sudden fear troubleth thee.
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Unexpected
Not planned;
An unexpected pregnancy
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Sudden
Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
Never was such a sudden scholar made.
The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the sudden eye.
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Unexpected
Happening or coming quickly and without warning;
A sudden unexpected development
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Sudden
Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
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Sudden
Suddenly; unexpectedly.
Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered.
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Sudden
An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost!
He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden.
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Sudden
Happening without warning or in a short space of time;
A sudden storm
A sudden decision
A sudden cure
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