[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sudden \sud"den\, n.
   an unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
   1913 webster

   all of a sudden, on a sudden, of a sudden, sooner than
      was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.
      1913 webster

            how art thou lost how on a sudden lost --milton.
      1913 webster

            he withdrew his opposition all of a sudden.
                                                  --thackeray.
      1913 webster
see also:
all of a sudden on a sudden of a sudden 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

all of a sudden
     adv 1: without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" syn: all
            at once
     2: happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in
        her side" syn: suddenly, of a sudden
see also:
all at once suddenly of a sudden 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 moby thesaurus words for "all of a sudden":
   abruptly, bang, dash, hastily, impetuously, impulsively,
   like a flash, like a thunderbolt, of a sudden, on short notice,
   plop, plump, plunk, pop, precipitantly, precipitately,
   precipitously, sharp, short, slap, smack, startlingly, sudden,
   suddenly, surprisingly, unawares, unexpectedly, without notice,
   without warning

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