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spontaneous
adjective as in impulsive, willing
Weak matches
ad-lib, automatic, break loose, down, extemporaneous, extempore, free, free-spirited, from the hip, impetuous, improvised, inevitable, involuntary, irresistible, natural, off top of head, off-the-cuff, unartful, unavoidable, unbidden, uncompelled, unconscious, unconstrained, uncontrived, uncontrolled, unforced, unintentional, unpremediated, unprompted, unsophisticated, unstudied, up front
Example Sentences
"It's funny, because he didn't do any rehearsals before the tour. He likes things to be real and spontaneous. But as soon as he walked out on stage, he was fine."
Keeping the vibe loose and spontaneous, they drank whiskey and improvised instrumentals.
While the content may have a spontaneous, on-the-fly vibe, the opposite is true: “I plan them out. I practice. We’ve done multiple takes. I have an idea of something, and then basically direct it.”
"Improvisation and spontaneous creation has been a part of what she's done ever since she was a little kid," he said.
I wish I could tell you this discovery was intentional, but like most of my best dinners, this soup emerged from a spontaneous fridge clean-out.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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