A spontaneous fire started in the hay.
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Spontaneous
/spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs/
Synonyms for "spontaneous" (229 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(11 words)
ad libarbitraryautomatedautomaticautomatousautonomousbatbatonbillybilly clubbludgeoncasualclubcybernateddiscretionaldiscretionaryelectiveextemporaneousextemporefree
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Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (69)
Adjective(32 words)
impromptuimpromptu actionimpromptu creationimprovisationalimprovisatoryimprovisedimprovised activityimprovised approachimprovised discourseimprovised lessonimprovised methodimprovised planimpulsiveinformalinformal methodinformal methodsinstinctiveinstinctive responseinstinctive urgeintuition based approach
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naturalnatural abilitynatural attributenatural speechnatural substancenatural world processesnondesign worknonplanning authoritiesnonplanning contentnonplanning exercisenonplanning phraserandom ideas
Noun(10 words)
improvisinginstinctive behaviorinstinctive natureinstinctive understandingjamminglive improvisationmore unforcedmost instinctivemusical improvisationnatural system patterns
Verb(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
most natural process cycle
Related words (114)
Adjective(35 words)
real world speechself-generatedthoughtlessuncauseduncommandeduncontrived lookuncontrolled misbehaviorunforcedunforced apologyunpatternedunpatterned behaviorunplanned activitiesunplanned activityunplanned curriculumunplanned dayunplanned historyunplanned methodunplanned periodunplanned readingunplanned study
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unplanned watchingunposed speechunpredictable conductunpremeditatedunpremeditated pushunpromptedunprovokedunrehearsedunscriptedunscripted momentunstructured classroomunstructured executionunstructured textunwrittenwild celebration
reflexreflexiveself-actingself-activeself-adjustingself-closingself-controlledself-cookingself-determinedself-determiningself-directedself-directingself-dumpingself-governedself-governingself-lightingself-operativeself-regulatingself-regulativeself-starting
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self-windingself-workingsemiautomaticsimplesnapspontoonspur-of-the-momentsubliminaltruncheonunadvisedunannouncedunaskedunbesoughtunbiddenuncalculateduncalled foruncalled-foruncoerceduncompelledunconsciousunconsideredunconstrainedundeliberateundeliberatedundesignedunforcedunguardeduninfluencedunintendedunintentionaluninvitedunlearnedunmeditatedunplannedunpremeditatedunpreparedunpressuredunpromptedunrehearsedunrequestedunrequiredunsolicitedunsophisticatedunsoughtunstudiedunthinkingunwilledunwittingvoluntaryvolunteerwillful
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
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6 entriesimpulsive behaviorspontaneous combustionspontaneous laughterspontaneous remissionspontaneous smileunplanned event
Collocations
6 entriesspontaneous choicespontaneous decisionspontaneous gesturespontaneous ideaspontaneous laughterspontaneous reaction
Inflections
2 entriesmore spontaneousmost spontaneous
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
6 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Teaching spontaneous thinking is difficult in schools.
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The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.
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He made a spontaneous offer of help.
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