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overtime vs sudden death

sudden death vs overtime

overtime and sudden death both are nouns.

overtime is an adverb but sudden death is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overtime Yes No No Yes
sudden death Yes No No No
As nouns, sudden death is a hyponym of overtime; that is, sudden death is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than overtime:
  • overtime: playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
  • sudden death: (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf
Other hyponyms of overtime include extra innings, overtime period, tiebreaker.
overtime (noun) sudden death (noun)
playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf
work done in addition to regular working hours
overtime (adverb) sudden death (adverb)
beyond the regular time
Difference between overtime and sudden death

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