Synonyms for spontaneous
spɒnˈteɪ ni əsspon·ta·neous

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1. spontaneous

   That is spontaneous which is freely done, with no external compulsion and, in human actions, without special premeditation or distinct determination of the will; that is voluntary which is freely done with distinct act of will; that is involuntary which is independent of the will, and perhaps in opposition to it; a willing act is not only in accordance with will, but with desire. Thus voluntary and involuntary, which are antonyms of each other, are both partial synonyms of spontaneous. We speak of spontaneous generation, spontaneous combustion, spontaneous sympathy, an involuntary start, an unbidden tear, voluntary agreement, willing submission. A babe's smile in answer to that of its mother is spontaneous; the smile of a pouting child wheedled into good humor is involuntary. In physiology the action of the heart and lungs is called involuntary; the growth of the hair and nails is spontaneous; the action of swallowing is voluntary up to a certain point, beyond which it becomes involuntary or automatic. In the fullest sense of that which is not only without the will but distinctly in opposition to it, or compulsory, involuntary becomes an antonym, not only of voluntary but of spontaneous; as, involuntary servitude. A spontaneous outburst of applause is of necessity an act of volition, but so completely dependent on sympathetic impulse that it would seem frigid to call it voluntary, while to call it involuntary would imply some previous purpose or inclination not to applaud.

   Synonyms:
   automatic, free, impulsive, instinctive, involuntary, unbidden, voluntary, willing

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1. spontaneous

   Synonyms:
   voluntary, self-generated, self-originated, self-evolved, willing, unbidden, gratuitous

   Antonyms:
   involuntary, imposed, compulsionary, unwilling, necessitated, coercive

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1. spontaneous, self-generatedadjective

   happening or arising without apparent external cause

   "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"

   Synonyms:
   ad-lib, self-produced, self-generated, unwritten

   Antonyms:
   written, induced, scripted, evoked, iatrogenic, elicited

2. ad-lib, spontaneous, unwrittenadjective

   said or done without having been planned or written in advance

   "he made a few ad-lib remarks"

   Synonyms:
   unwritten, unrehearsed, ad-lib, oral, off-the-cuff, extemporaneous, extempore, self-generated, offhand, extemporary, impromptu, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   elicited, scripted, evoked, written, iatrogenic, induced

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1. improvised

   to improvise is an act spontaneity.

   Submitted by caracristijc on July 22, 2023  

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1. spontaneousadjective

   Synonyms:
   voluntary, instinctive, uncompelled, unbidden, unconstrained, willing, gratuitous, free, of one's own accord

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1. spontaneousadjective

   Synonyms:
   instinctive, voluntary, impulsive, unforced

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1. List of paraphrases for "spontaneous":

   unsolicited, unprompted, self-activating, top-of-mind, automatic, unaided, voluntary, off-the-cuff

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1. Bernie Sanders:

   You will see in this campaign a lot of spontaneous activity that doesn't come from our national headquarters, people in Memphis, Tennessee and Los Angeles, California, they're going to come up with an idea, they're going to use local artists and musicians. So this is our effort to build a political movement, which will help us win the primary, help us win the general election and, in my view, it is the only way we bring about the kind of fundamental reforms we need in this country.

2. Andrew Schneider:

   As a scientist, I am not sure anymore that life can be reduced to a class struggle, to dialectical materialism, or any set of formulas. Life is spontaneous and it is unpredictable, it is magical. I think that we have struggled so hard with the tangible that we have forgotten the intangible.

3. Maria Montessori:

   If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which tends to help toward the complete unfolding of life. To be thus helpful it is necessary rigorously to avoid the arrest of spontaneous movements and the imposition of arbitrary tasks.

4. Police Superintendent David Brown:

   As you know, there’s been a lot of large crowd gatherings tonight, a lot of celebratory fireworks going off, kind of spontaneous, they were dispersing a crowd when they heard shots and felt pain.

5. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   When you serve the humanity with compassion and kindness, you express your spontaneous love and inner greatness.