Antonyms for spontaneous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : spon-tey-nee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : spɒnˈteɪ ni əs |
Definition of spontaneous
Origin :- 1650s, from Late Latin spontaneus "willing, of one's free will," from Latin (sua) sponte "of one's own accord, willingly;" of unknown origin. Related: Spontaneously. Earliest use is of persons and characters. Spontaneous combustion first attested 1795. Spontaneous generation (the phrase, not the event) attested from 1650s.
- adj impulsive, willing
- At her spontaneous act of welcome a light came into his eyes.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- It cannot be loving and spontaneous unless there is a natural impulse behind it.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- One of her most spontaneous laughs bubbled up in her throat.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- There was no question but that it was for Martin she sparkled, sweet and spontaneous as she was.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Remember what we said a little while ago, about fancy and spontaneous affections.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- It is too much seen by fits and starts, and sallies, and those not spontaneous.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The mother will care for the child with the spontaneous help of her neighbours.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- But when we cannot trace the cause of phenomena, we call them spontaneous.
- Extract from : « The Perpetuation Of Living Beings, Hereditary Transmission And Variation » by Thomas H. Huxley
- By this kind of inquiry he thoroughly upset the doctrine of spontaneous generation, for his time at least.
- Extract from : « The Method By Which The Causes Of The Present And Past Conditions Of Organic Nature Are To Be Discovered.--The Origination Of Living Beings » by Thomas H. Huxley
- It was the finest case of spontaneous combustion physician had ever seen.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for spontaneous
- ad-lib
- automatic
- break loose
- casual
- down
- extemporaneous
- extempore
- free
- free spirited
- from the hip
- impetuous
- impromptu
- improvised
- inevitable
- instinctive
- involuntary
- irresistible
- natural
- off top of head
- off-the-cuff
- offhand
- simple
- unartful
- unavoidable
- unbidden
- uncompelled
- unconscious
- unconstrained
- uncontrived
- uncontrolled
- unforced
- unintentional
- unplanned
- unpremediated
- unprompted
- unsophisticated
- unstudied
- up front
- voluntary
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