spontaneous[adjective]Synonyms: unplanned, impromptu, impulsive, instinctive, natural, unprompted, voluntary, willing
Antonyms: premeditated
Contrasted words: deliberate, intended, intentional, planned, predetermined, preplanned, studied, thought-out, voluntary, willed, willful, forced, prompted, conventional, formal, stylized
Related Words: unconstrained,
unforced,
unreasoned,
unstudied,
extemporaneous,
extempore,
impromptu,
improvised,
offhand,
natural,
simple,
unsophisticated [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
spon‧ta‧ne‧ous /spɒnˈteɪniəs $ spɑːn-/
adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: spontaneus, from Latin sponte 'of your own free will']
1. something that is spontaneous has not been planned or organized, but happens by itself, or because you suddenly feel you want to do it:
The crowd gave a spontaneous cheer. My spontaneous reaction was to run away.2. someone who is spontaneous does things without planning them first – used to show approval
—spontaneously adverb:
She laughed spontaneously.—spontaneity /ˌspɒntˈniːəti, ˌspɒntˈniːɪti, -ˈneɪəti $ ˌspɑːn-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲