| Main Entry: | wing it |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improvise |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, concoct, devise, do off the top of your head, do offhand, fake it, improv, invent, make do, make up, play it by ear, speak off the cuff, throw together |
| Main Entry: | extemporaneous/extemporary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unrehearsed, improvised |
Synonyms: |
ad hoc, ad lib, at first glance, automatic, by ear, casual, expedient, extempore, free, immediate, impromptu, improv, improvisatory, improviso, informal, jamming, made-up, makeshift, off the cuff, off the top of head, offhand, on impulse, on-the-spot, snap, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, taking for ride, thought out loud, tossed off, tossed out, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unstudied, winging it |
Antonyms: |
planned, prepared, read, rehearsed, written |
| Main Entry: | improvisation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extemporary speech |
Synonyms: |
ad-libbing, autoschediasm, extemporization, speaking off the cuff, spontaneity, winging it |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | impulsive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tending to act without thought |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, ad-lib, automatic, careless, devil-may-care, emotional, extemporaneous, flaky*, gone off deep end, hasty, headlong, hot-and-cold, impetuous, instinctive, intuitive, involuntary, jumping the gun, mad, offhand, passionate, precipitate, quick, rash, spontaneous, sudden, swift, unconsidered, unexpected, unmeditated, unpredictable, unpremeditated, unprompted, up-and-down, violent, winging it |
| Notes: | a compulsive eater is compelled by an exterior force to eat and eats constantly; an impulsive eater is impelled (has an impulse) to eat, occurring sporadically, and eats only from time to time |
Antonyms: |
cautious, considering, heedful, premeditative, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | make up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | create |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, blend, coin, combine, compose, compound, concoct, construct, contrive, cook up, devise, dream up, fabricate, fabulize, fake it, fashion, fictionalize, fix, formulate, frame, fuse, hatch, improv, improvise, invent, join, knock off, make, meld, merge, mingle, mix, originate, play by ear, prepare, pretend, put together, ready, storify, trump up, whip up, wing it, write |
Antonyms: |
be real, tell truth |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
deliberate, planned, premeditated, prepared, rehearsed |
| Main Entry: | extemporization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvisation |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, ad-libbing, extemporizing, impromptu, spontaneity, winging it |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | spur-of-the-moment |
| 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, toss off, toss out, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied, winging it |