| 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: | 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: | improvised |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made-up |
Synonyms: |
Band-Aid, ad-lib, autoschediastic, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporized, fly-by-night, hit-or-miss, impromptu, improviso, makeshift, offhand, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied |
Antonyms: |
designed, planned, premediated, rehearsed |
| Main Entry: | offhand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ad-lib, extemporaneous |
Synonyms: |
extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, informal, off the cuff, off the hip, off the top of head, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, throwaway, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied, without preparation |
Antonyms: |
planned, practiced |
| Main Entry: | off the cuff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impromptu |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, extemporaneous, improv, improvised, improviso, off-hand, played by ear, shot from the hip, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unscripted, whipped up, winged* |
| 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: | ad libitum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | at one's pleasure |
Synonyms: |
according to pleasure, ad-lib, as one thinks best, as one wishes, at will, extemporaneous, freely, impromptu, improvised, impulsive, made-up, off-the-cuff, offhand, spontaneously, unrehearsed, without restraint |
| Main Entry: | extemporaneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | improvised |
Synonyms: |
ad hoc, ad-lib, automatic, autoschediastic, by ear, casual, expedient, extemporary, extempore, fake, free, immediate, impromptu, improv, improvisatory, improviso, informal, jamming, made-up, makeshift, offhand, on impulse, on-the-spot, snap, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, toss off, toss out, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied, winging it |
| Notes: | extemporaneous means 'prepared in advance and carried out with few or no notes' while impromptu means 'totally unprepared, performed on the spur of the moment' - but this distinction has been all but lost |
Antonyms: |
deliberate, planned, premeditated, prepared, rehearsed |
| 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: | off-the-cuff |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extemporaneous |
Synonyms: |
ad hoc, ad-lib, automatic, autoschediastic, by ear, casual, expedient, extemporary, extempore, fake*, free, immediate, impromptu, improv, improvisatory, improvised, improviso, informal, jamming, made-up, makeshift, offhand, on impulse, on-the-spot, snap, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, toss off, toss out, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied, winging it |