adj · neutral
spontaneous
UK/spɒnˈteɪniəs/US/spɑːnˈteɪniəs/spon·TAN·eous
Band 6-7speakingtask2
happening naturally, without planning or encouragement
Examples
“Her laugh was completely spontaneous and made everyone relax.”
“We made a spontaneous trip to the coast at the weekend.”
“The audience gave a spontaneous round of applause.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her spontaneous decision to volunteer for the project revealed a genuine willingness to help rather than a desire for recognition.”
Collocations
- spontaneous decision
- spontaneous reaction
- spontaneous applause
Word family
spontaneity nspontaneously adv
Common mistakes
spontaneousness→spontaneity
a spontaneous idea happened→a spontaneous idea occurred
Say it for a higher band
5sudden→6unplanned→7+spontaneous
Synonyms
unplanned
impulsive
Easily confused
sudden
“There was a sudden roar from the crowd when the player scored.”
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