SPONTANEOUSLY Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

spontaneously

adverb

Definition of spontaneously

as in naturally

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as in automatically

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Recent Examples of spontaneously In November, the Confederation of African Football spontaneously decided to expand the tournament’s format from 12 to 16 teams for the first time. — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The brothers explained that the sequence came together spontaneously, with the cast initially pushing back on the idea. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Inspired by Ivan Orkin’s real-life story that led to the creation of Ivan Ramen, Gaijin is about an American culinary school dropout who spontaneously moves to Tokyo with his young son following his wife’s death. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 Long before the official ban on private farming was lifted in 1982, peasants across China spontaneously reintroduced private ownership in defiance of socialist doctrine. — Rainer Zitelmann, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Researchers in Japan have unveiled how thousands of microscopic particles can spontaneously pair up, move, and reorganize themselves by breaking Newton’s action-reaction symmetry. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Perry said he was shot in the hand during the struggle, but eventually got control of the gun, which fired spontaneously while the victim was sitting on the ground. — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 Innovations do not spontaneously emerge from the minds of exceptional individuals. — Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Within a couple of weeks, in the shower room, somebody spontaneously was singing a doo-wop song. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spontaneously

Adverb

The lithium extraction system is integrated directly into existing commercial evaporation ponds that process naturally occurring, mineral-rich underground water.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Then, naturally, a vintage cherry-red Cadillac rolled onto the stage.

— Jesús Triviño Alarcón, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of naturally

Adverb

The connected App and Simulator experience allows players to automatically capture, analyze and review every practice session and round directly from their smartphone.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The good news is that receiving a warning does not automatically mean the spyware successfully broke into your device.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of automatically

Adverb

People instinctively grab whoever happens to be sitting beside them.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Summary Research reveals humans instinctively add solutions to problems, a cognitive default observed in studies where people preferred adding over subtracting, even when removal would yield better results.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of instinctively

Adverb

There’s some evidence from studying Indigenous cultures that human minds intuitively value the relationship between numbers more than the absolute difference between them.

— Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
Underneath the surface, the Fashion Studio intuitively harnesses the cumulative power of leading AI models without overwhelming the designer with having to learn a new technology to do the same job.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of intuitively

Adverb

Luann patiently attempts to explain that the women don’t like being lectured to about their business affairs, only for Vicki to abruptly answer a phone call mid-conversation.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
At a virtual town hall meeting, Navy families who abruptly evacuated from Bahrain six months ago had many questions.

— Steve Walsh, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of abruptly

Adverb

The facility houses machine shops, fabrication shops, a sewing team, a paint shop, and all kinds of skilled professionals who keep Disneyland beautiful and running efficiently.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Grade, deposit size, continuity, depth, and metallurgical characteristics all affect whether ore can be processed efficiently.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of efficiently

Adverb

After all of this, having Pluto suddenly stripped of planetary status must feel like a betrayal.

— Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026
And after earning just 12 points over its first 18 matches this season, Atlanta United has suddenly picked up nine points over the last nine days, thanks to wins over New York Red Bulls and Minnesota United FC.

— Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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