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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (adjective)
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| definition 1: |
happening freely or done by impulse; not forced.
She reacted to news of the disaster with spontaneous generosity.His smile in the photograph doesn't appear spontaneous.The anti-government demonstration had not been planned, but, rather, was an unpredicted, spontaneous event.- synonyms:
- impulsive, natural, unpremeditated, voluntary
- antonyms:
- calculated, constrained, planned, premeditated, prepared
- similar words:
- ad-lib, candid, extemporaneous, free, impetuous, impromptu, seat-of-the-pants, snap, unforced, unprompted
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| definition 2: |
happening without outward forces or causes.
spontaneous regeneration of tissue- similar words:
- automatic, ex nihilo, natural, self-acting
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| definition 3: |
free, natural, and unconstrained in behavior.
- synonyms:
- free, natural, unconstrained
- antonyms:
- constrained, inhibited
- similar words:
- abandoned, extemporaneous, ingenuous, open, unaffected, unguarded, unstudied, willing
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| related words: |
careless, glib, instinctive, offhand, scratch, uninhibited, whimsical |
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| derivations: |
spontaneously (adv.), spontaneousness (n.) |
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