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   spon·ta·ne·ous

   /spänˈtānēəs/

   adjective

   • 1. performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus: "the audience broke into spontaneous applause" Similar unforcedvoluntaryunconstrainedunpromptedunbiddenunsolicitedunplannedunpremeditatedunrehearsedimpulsiveimpetuousunstudiedimpromptuspur-of-the-momentextemporeextemporaneousunschooleduntaughtuninstructedinformal:off-the-cuffOpposite plannedforcedcalculated
   • ▪ (of a person) having an open, natural, and uninhibited manner. Similar naturaluninhibitedrelaxedunselfconsciousunaffectedeasyfree and easyimpulsiveimpetuousopengenuineOpposite inhibited
   • ▪ (of a process or event) occurring without apparent external cause: "spontaneous miscarriages"
   • ▪ (of movement or activity in an organism) instinctive or involuntary: "the spontaneous mechanical activity of circular smooth muscle" Similar reflexautomaticknee-jerkinvoluntaryunthinkingunconsciousinstinctiveinstinctualinformal:gutOpposite conscious
   • ▪ (of a plant) growing naturally and without being tended or cultivated.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from late Latin spontaneus (from (sua) sponte ‘of (one's) own accord’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spontaneousness noun

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   Synonyms for SPONTANEOUS: automatic, mechanical, sudden, reflex, robotic, instinctive, mechanic, simple; Antonyms of SPONTANEOUS: conscious, deliberate, voluntary, intentional, prepared, wilful, willful, intended.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of spontaneous in English. spontaneous. adjective. These are words and phrases related to spontaneous. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of spontaneous. Her remarks were spontaneous and obviously not planned. Synonyms. unpremeditated. improvised. impulsive. impetuous.

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   adj. # calm , stress-free. Another way to say Spontaneous? Synonyms for Spontaneous (other words and phrases for Spontaneous).

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   synonyms: self-generated. impulsive, unprompted. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus. intuitive. spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency. instinctive, natural. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct. see more. adjective. natural, relaxed, or easy in manner, said of a person.

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   Synonyms for SPONTANEOUS in English: unplanned, impromptu, unprompted, willing, free, natural, voluntary, instinctive, impulsive, unforced, …

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    Synonyms for SPONTANEOUS: impulsive, instinctive, automatic, involuntary, impromptu, ad-lib, unplanned, offhand; Antonyms for SPONTANEOUS: planned, deliberate, intended, calculated, willful, induced, forced, premeditated.

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    deliberate, willful, intended, planned, scripted, premeditated, designed, intentional, prearranged, avoidable, controllable, planned in advance. Sense: Adjective: instinctive. Synonyms: instinctive, instinctual, natural, automatic, knee-jerk, reflex, involuntary, mechanical, unconscious, unwilled, uncontrollable, unbidden.