instinctiveness, intuitiveness; instinct, tendency, urge; involuntariness, reflexiveness.
2. freedom, openness, effortlessness, unrestraint, lawlessness, abandon; enthusiasm, spirit, 61an, animation; verve, dash, life, vigor, ardor, zest.
3. immediateness, directness, extemporaneousness, extemporaneity, extemporariness; impulsiveness, impetuosity, rashness.
4. self-determination, self-activity, self-propulsion; independence, initiative.
spontaneous, adj. 1. natural, instinctive, unconscious, intuitive, Sl. gut, Sl. seat-of-the-pants; reflex, reflexive, involuntary, automatic, mechanical; compulsive, uncontrollable, irresistible; impulsive, impetuous, blind, rash, snap.
2. free, open, effortless; voluntary, willing, unrestrained; unconstrained, unforced, uncompelled; unprompted, unbidden, unasked for, unrequested, gratuitous.
3. unpremeditated, unplanned, unstudied, unprepared, unrehearsed; immediate, offhand, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporary, extemporized, spur-of-the-moment, on-the-spot, ad-lib, impromptu, Inf. off-the-cuff; unwitting, unknowing, unthinking, unguarded, unintentional.
4. self-acting, self-induced, independent; self-directing, self-moving, self-determined; self-initiated, self-generating, Biol, parthenogenic.
5. (usu. of vegetation) uncultivated, wild, in a natural state, native, unadorned; untended, untouched, overrun, overgrown; dense, lush, luxuriant, rank, flourishing.
spoon, n. 1. teaspoon, tablespoon, measuring spoon, soupspoon, dessert spoon, grapefruit spoon, serving spoon, iced tea spoon, slotted spoon, wooden spoon; ladle, dipper, scoop.
2. spoonful, teaspoonful, tablespoonful, scoopful.
spoon-feed, v. 1. hand-feed, feed by hand, feed with a spoon.
2. pamper, coddle, mollycoddle, cocker, cosset, baby; indulge, cater to, wait on hand and foot, overindulge, spoil, Sl. spoil rotten.
sporadic, adj. 1. sporadical, occasional, chance, random, irregular, uneven, spotty, intermittent, periodic; fitful, spasmodic, spasmodical, erratic,, up-and-down; infrequent, unfrequent, seldom, scarce, few; rare, unusual, uncommon, exceptional, uncustomary, unhabitual, unwonted; sparse, scattered, strewn, dispersed, widely distributed, spread out, few and far between.
2. isolated, separate, disconnected, unconnected, unassociated, disjoined, disunited, disjunct; distinct, individual, different, disparate; single, solitary, lone,
sport, n. 1. game, contest, tournament, competition, athletic event; athletics, sports, exercise.
2. recreation, play, pastime, amusement, entertainment; diversion, divertissement, distraction, relaxation; pleasure, enjoyment, delight, gaiety, cheer, good fun, Brit, beer and skittles, Inf. fun and games, Sl. jollies; merriment, merrymaking, revelry, jollification, joviality, Inf. whoopee; tomfoolery, skylarking, Sl. monkey business, Sl. high jinks, antics.
3. fun, jest, jesting, joke, joking, waggery, drollery, mirth; trifling, badinage, banter, raillery, persiflage; ridicule, mockery, scoffing, derision, insult, slur, disparagement, detraction.
4. laughingstock, gazingstock, byword, butt, fool, everybody's fool, ass, fair game, Inf. goat, Brit. Sl. mug; dupe, gudgeon, Brit. Dial, cull, Archaic, cully, Inf chump, Sl. sap, Sl. schnook, Sl. schlemiel, Sl. boob; greenhorn, sitting duck, easy or soft mark, easy