as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint
the couple sacrificed some of the spontaneity in their lives when they both got nine-to-five jobs
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Recent Examples of spontaneity
Romantic connections and friendships alike will benefit from a little spontaneity.
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
This might mean finishing grad school, traveling the world, focusing on a creative passion or just enjoying the spontaneity that comes with not having to answer to anyone else.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The machine of the long-running program doesn’t lend itself to spontaneity; any participation from the crowd is typically scripted.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
This means more planning, longer waits, bigger spends and decreased access to the immediacy and spontaneity that straight-size shoppers are typically guaranteed.
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—Virgie Tovar, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
This might mean finishing grad school, traveling the world, focusing on a creative passion or just enjoying the spontaneity that comes with not having to answer to anyone else.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The machine of the long-running program doesn’t lend itself to spontaneity; any participation from the crowd is typically scripted.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
This means more planning, longer waits, bigger spends and decreased access to the immediacy and spontaneity that straight-size shoppers are typically guaranteed.
ForbesWomen: Get the ForbesWomen newsletter, and supercharge your mission with success stories, tips and more.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spontaneity
Noun
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Advertisement Advertisement Pope Francis believed in capitalism, but not the kind that exploits, extracts, and abandons.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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And that has allowed American consumers to spend with relative abandon.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since 2023, the global online shopping cart abandonment rate has held steady at 70.19%.—
Gabriel Shaoolian,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Following the incident, the woman later identified herself and left a voicemail admitting to the abandonment.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After so much enthusiasm and excitement following his winter move from Mercedes, reality is setting in for Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The company was able to lean on the enthusiasm and raw, emotional responses that moviegoers, including social media influencers, were having to the film.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Spontaneity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneity. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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