| Main Entry: | ad-lib |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in an improvised manner |
Synonyms: |
extemporaneously, extempore, impromptu, off the cuff, off the top of one's head, spontaneously, without preparation, without rehearsal |
Antonyms: |
deliberately, planned, prepared, rehearsed, written |
| Main Entry: | ill-advised |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwise, not thought out |
Synonyms: |
brash, confused, foolhardy, foolish, half-baked, hotheaded, ill-considered, ill-judged, impolitic, imprudent, inappropriate, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, madcap, misguided, off the top of one's head, overhasty, rash, reckless, short-sighted, thoughtless, unseemly, wrong |
Antonyms: |
reasonable, sensible, well-advised, wise |
| Main Entry: | unprepared |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not ready |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, caught off guard, ill-considered, impromptu, improvised, napping, not prepared, off the cuff, off the top of one's head, offhand, played by ear, spontaneous, surprised, taken off guard, unaware, unexpected, unplanned, unready, unrehearsed, unschooled, unskilled, untrained, vulnerable, winged* |
| Main Entry: | unrehearsed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spontaneous |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, extemporaneous, from the hip, impromptu, improvised, impulsive, not rehearsed, off the cuff, off the top of one's head, spur of the moment, unpracticed, unprepared |
| Main Entry: | off the cuff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | without preparation |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, by ear, extemporaneously, impromptu, improv, improvised, makeshift, off the hip, off the top of one's head, offhand, spur of the moment, unrehearsed |
| Main Entry: | unprepared |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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Adjectives: |
crude, incomplete, unprepared, abortive, caught napping, coarse, dismantled, disqualified, embryonic, fallow, green, happy-go-lucky, ill-digested, immature, imprompt, improvident, in a state of nature, in dishabille, in the rough, indigested, natural, out of gear, out of order, precocious, premature, raw, rough, rough cast, rough hewn, rudimental, shiftless, thoughtless, unarranged, unbegun, unblown, unboiled, unconcocted, uncooked, uncultivated, undigested, undressed, undrilled, uneducated, unequipped, unexercised, unfashioned, unfitted, unfledged, unformed, unfurnished, unguarded, unhatched, unhewn, unlabored, unleavened, unlicked, unmellowed, unnurtured, unorganized, unpolished, unpremeditated, unprovided, unqualified, unready, unripe, unseasoned, unsown, untaught, untilled, untrained, untrimmed, untutored, unwrought, without preparation
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