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
Under Renoir’s direction, the cast speak their lines nearly musically, with theatrically expressive inflections, while also conjuring a high-wire sense of spontaneity.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Where Venus in Gemini brought spontaneity and curiosity, Venus in Cancer asks for consistency and care.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 27 July 2025
It’s covered in a montage bathed in the gorgeous greens and blues of the Upstate New York landscape, and bursting with a kind of joyful spontaneity.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
This is a testament to a nation that embraces spontaneity and passion, where imagination is encouraged and celebrated as an essential element of its identity.
—Flavio Vidigal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Where Venus in Gemini brought spontaneity and curiosity, Venus in Cancer asks for consistency and care.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 27 July 2025
It’s covered in a montage bathed in the gorgeous greens and blues of the Upstate New York landscape, and bursting with a kind of joyful spontaneity.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
This is a testament to a nation that embraces spontaneity and passion, where imagination is encouraged and celebrated as an essential element of its identity.
—Flavio Vidigal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spontaneity
Noun
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Players and franchises have been moved from once comfortable positions with the abandon this season.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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Early James, a 31-year-old Troy, Alabama native, makes folksy blues music that seems best suited for stoking anarchy while soothing reckless abandon.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The parent author is a person whose actions are often not propelled by the self but the baby, a being whose influence on language seems to be one of frequent interruption or even abandonment.—
Ellyn Gaydos
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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After decades of abandonment and decay, the historic complex of Rockville mills in the northern end of Vernon soon could be getting closer to restorations as part of a 214-unit apartment complex along with shops, a restaurant and small businesses.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
8 Aug. 2025
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Institutional enthusiasm for digital assets is rising, and the U.S. regulatory climate has grown friendlier, even as the economics of mining face more pressure from bitcoin’s quadrennial halving.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Time will tell whether ASI’s enthusiasm was ultimately strategic or premature.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Spontaneity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spontaneity. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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