UNPROMPTED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

unprompted

adjective

Definition of unprompted

as in spontaneous

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Recent Examples of unprompted It’s been a while since Tony Vitello went on an unprompted tangent during a pregame session with San Francisco Giants reporters. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 The most powerful loyalty signal in the experience economy, McKillips believes, is unprompted sharing — when people voluntarily tell their friends, post on social media, bring their team back the following month. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 July 2026 Users seeing unprompted download windows should treat them as suspect. — Matt Burgess, Wired News, 23 May 2026 On Saturday, asked how Denver decides what returning players to invite to its rookie minicamp, head coach Sean Payton paused and offered a rare unprompted name-drop. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unprompted

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Harris also helped shape the movie’s imagination sequences, pushing Pixar’s artists toward more spontaneous, painterly images rather than the studio’s usual meticulous realism.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Johnson’s initial connection with EY CEO and Global Chair Janet Truncale was a spontaneous one.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of spontaneous

Adjective

More broadly, the season moved away from formulaic dressing toward a more individual, instinctive approach to style, where contrasting references and personal expression take precedence over a single aesthetic.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
His insight gleaned from both his study of history and his instinctive attuning to the dramas that play out on the tongue made his food pop at Coach House and its casual, drinky sibling, Lilac Tiger.

— John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of instinctive

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Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
But until recently, most automatic speech recognition (ASR) services with high-quality transcription only worked for a small number of them.

— Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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