| Main Entry: | extemporize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improvise |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, dash out, devise, do offhand, improvisate, invent, knock off, make up, play by ear, toss off |
Antonyms: |
plan, prepare, read, rehearse |
| Main Entry: | ad-lib |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at one's pleasure |
Synonyms: |
according to pleasure, ad libitum, as one thinks best, as one wishes, at will, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporize, extemporized, impromptu, improvise, improvised, made-up, off-the-cuff, off-the-cuff, spontaneous, unprepared, unrehearsed, without restraint |
Antonyms: |
deliberate, planned, prepared, rehearsed, written |
| Main Entry: | ad-lib |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improvise speech |
Synonyms: |
extemporize, invent, make up, speak extemporaneously, speak impromptu, speak off the cuff |
Antonyms: |
plan, prepare, rehearse, write |
| Main Entry: | improvise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make up |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, brainstorm, coin, concoct, contrive, dash off, devise, do off top of head, do offhand, dream up, extemporize, fake, fake it, improv, improvisate, invent, jam*, knock off, make do, slapdash, spark, speak off the cuff, throw together, wing it |
Antonyms: |
design, devise, plan, premeditate |