Spontaneous

//spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs//

Synonyms for "spontaneous" (144 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Adjective(1 words)
ad-lib

Strong matches (43)

Related words (72)

Adjective(2 words)
self-generatedunwritten

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Synonyms

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derived

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derived from

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related to

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similar

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Translations

109 translations across 33 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • αὐτόματος adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Assamese

2 entries
  • সহজাত adj (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)
  • স্বতঃস্ফুৰ্ট adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • внезапен adj (sudden, without warning)
  • естествен adj (produced without being planted or without human labor)
  • непринуден adj (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)
  • самопроизво́лен adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Catalan

3 entries
  • espontani adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • espontani adj (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)
  • espontani adj (arising from a momentary impulse)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 自发的 adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Czech

4 entries
  • impulzivní adj (arising from a momentary impulse)
  • spontánní adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontánní adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • spontánní adj (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)

Dutch

1 entries
  • spontaan adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • spontana adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontanea adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Finnish

4 entries
  • impulsiivinen adj (arising from a momentary impulse)
  • luonnollinen adj (produced without being planted or without human labor)
  • oma-aloitteinen adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • omaehtoinen adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)

French

4 entries
  • endémique adj (produced without being planted or without human labor)
  • impulsif adj (arising from a momentary impulse)
  • indigène adj (produced without being planted or without human labor)
  • naturel adj (not apparently contrived or manipulated)

Galician

3 entries
  • espontáneo adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • ventureiro adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • ventureiro adj (produced without being planted or without human labor)

German

2 entries
  • spontan adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontan adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)

Greek

4 entries
  • αβίαστος adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • ακούσιος adj (controlled and directed internally)
  • αυθόρμητος adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • αυθόρμητος adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • spontán adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontán adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • spontán adj (sudden, without warning)

Italian

2 entries
  • spontaneo adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontaneo adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)

Latin

2 entries
  • extemporālis adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • spontāneus adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • добро́волен adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • непри́нуден adj (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)
  • при́роден adj (produced without being planted or without human labor)
  • спо́нтан adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Malay

1 entries
  • spontan adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Māori

4 entries
  • ohia adj (arising from a momentary impulse)
  • tene adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • tene adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • tene adj (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • plutselig adj (sudden, without warning)
  • spontan adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • plutseleg adj (sudden, without warning)
  • spontan adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Persian

1 entries
  • خود جوش، داوطلبانه، ناگهانی adj (sudden, without warning)

Polish

3 entries
  • samorzutny adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontaniczny adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontaniczny adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • espontâneo adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • espontâneo adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)

Romanian

2 entries
  • spontan adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontan adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)

Russian

3 entries
  • доброво́льный adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • самопроизво́льный adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • спонта́нный adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • saor-thoileach adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • spȍntān adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spȍntān adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • spȍntān adj (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)
  • spȍntān adj (arising from a momentary impulse)

Spanish

3 entries
  • espontáneo adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • espontáneo adj (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)
  • espontáneo adj (arising from a momentary impulse)

Swedish

4 entries
  • reflexmässig adj (controlled and directed internally)
  • spontan adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontan adj (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
  • spontan adj (proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • kusa adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Turkish

2 entries
  • kendiliğinden adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • spontan adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • мимові́льний adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
  • спонта́нний adj (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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A spontaneous fire started in the hay.

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Teaching spontaneous thinking is difficult in schools.

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The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.

Source: tatoeba (27019)

He made a spontaneous offer of help.

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