Ad-lib synonyms
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Part of speech:
The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.
To furnish or contrive (things) in a makeshift way to meet a pressing need
Not rehearsed
without restraint
Implicit or understood but not formally articulated.
invent (related)
To think out or produce (a new device, process, etc.); originate, as by experiment; devise for the first time
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according to pleasure
(Music) At the discretion of the performer. Used chiefly as a direction giving license to alter or omit a part.
as one thinks best
as one wishes
at pleasure
at will
(Idiomatic) at one's preference; as one sees fit
Without preparation or advanced thought; offhand
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Without interference or restriction.
Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
Simple past and past participle of improvise.
(Physics) Acting within brief time intervals. Used especially of a force.
Right away, immediately, without thinking about it
In an off-the-cuff manner.
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In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.
deliver extemporaneously
deliver spontaneously
To make, compose, or perform with little or no preparation:
wing-it
(Idiomatic) To improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; to perform with little or no preparation.
written (antonym)
The definition of written is words put down so that they can be read.
prepositionared (antonym)
improvised
rehearsed (antonym)
improvised
deliberate (antonym)
deliberately (antonym)
improvised
plan (antonym)
To have as a specific aim or purpose; intend:
write (antonym)
To produce or compose (text) in a recorded form that can be read:
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rehearse (antonym)
To list or enumerate:
prepositionare (antonym)
improvise speech
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
Spoken, carried out, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:
Made or done suddenly, with little or no preparation:
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Controlled and directed internally : self-active : spontaneous movement characteristic of living things
(Intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
extemporarily
Rough or crude but effective for a purpose or use.
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unconcocted
(Archaic) crude
uncontrived
Not contrived.
undeliberated
unmanufactured
Not manufactured.
unprimed
Not primed
extemporaneousness
The degree or property of being extemporaneous
improvision
(Obsolete) The lack of provision, a failure to provide something.
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nonpreparation
Neglect or failure to prepare.
planlessness
The state or quality of being planless.
unbegun
unfittedness
unqualification
unqualifiedness
The state or condition of being unqualified.
unsuitedness
The state or condition of being unsuited.
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24-track (related)
ProSessions (related)
Bullys (related)
out-of-tune (related)
one-liner (related)
wisecrack (related)
self-deprecate (related)
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punchlines (related)
To engage in feigning, simulation, or other deceptive activity.
Find another word for ad-lib. In this page you can discover 72 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ad-lib, like: improvisation, extemporize, unrehearsed, without restraint, unwritten, make up, invent, according to pleasure, ad libitum, as one thinks best and as one wishes.