Offhand synonyms and antonyms
ôf'hănd', ŏf'-
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Part of speech:
Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous:
Not in accord with the usual regulations; unofficial.
Not prepared in advance; impromptu:
Arising from a natural inclination or impulse and not from forethought or prompting:
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off-the-top-of-one-s-head
Free of artifice or cunning; innocent, spontaneous and unaffected.
Not rehearsed.
Created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
extemporaneous (related)
Made for the occasion; improvised
(Botany) Terminating suddenly rather than gradually; truncate:
Uttered, performed, or carried out spontaneously:
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Done or made without enough attention, precision, etc.; not painstaking or thorough
Free and easy
The definition of chance is accidental or not expected or planned.
Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner:
Carried out with no preparation; impromptu
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Done or made too quickly and with too little thought; rash; impetuous
improvisatorial
Of, or having the nature of, an improviser or improvisation
Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation
improviso
(Obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
Less formal and ceremonious than is usual or expected; informal; familiar
Out of the ordinary
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Having no particular purpose, organization, or structure; random.
Not planned or thought out in advance:
autoschediasm
The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.
deliberate (antonym)
The definition of deliberate is doing something on purpose and with careful thought.
careful (antonym)
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
considered (antonym)
The definition of considered is something that has been thought out or reasoned.
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calculated (antonym)
Made or planned to accomplish a certain purpose; deliberate:
practiced (antonym)
Skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice
Made or done suddenly, with little or no preparation:
prepared (related)
In a ready state; specif., already cooked
in a casually inconsiderate manner
off-hand (related)
off-handed (related)
flippant (related)
at-the-moment
by-ear
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