IMPROVISED Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word improvised. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for IMPROVISED
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impromptu | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
noun • an extemporaneous speech or remark • a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation adverb • without advance preparation adjective satellite • with little or no preparation or forethought | ||||||||
makeshift | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency adjective satellite • done or made using whatever is available | ||||||||
spontaneous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • happening or arising without apparent external cause adjective satellite • said or done without having been planned or written in advance | ||||||||
unplanned | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • without apparent forethought or prompting or planning adjective satellite • not done with purpose or intent | ||||||||
unrehearsed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • with little or no preparation or forethought | ||||||||
extemporized | verbv | |||||||
verb • manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand • perform without preparation | ||||||||
ad hoc | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • for one specific case adjective satellite • often improvised or impromptu • for or concerned with one specific purpose | ||||||||
off-the-cuff | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • with little or no preparation or forethought | ||||||||
on-the-spot | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • at the scene of action | ||||||||
spur-of-the-moment | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in response to an unforeseen need | ||||||||
extemporize | verbv | |||||||
verb • manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand • perform without preparation | ||||||||
ad-lib | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • remark made spontaneously without prior preparation adjective satellite • with little or no preparation or forethought • said or done without having been planned or written in advance verb • perform without preparation | ||||||||
extemporise | verbv | |||||||
verb • perform without preparation | ||||||||
improvize | verbv | |||||||
verb • perform without preparation | ||||||||
punt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence • (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground verb • kick the ball • propel with a pole • place a bet on |