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| Main Entry: |
extemporaneous/extemporary
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| 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: | 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: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chance, random |
| Synonyms: | accidental, adventitious, by chance, contingent, erratic, extemporaneous, extempore, fluky, fortuitous, impromptu, improvised, impulsive, incidental, infrequent, irregular, occasional, odd, offhand, serendipitous, spontaneous, uncertain, unexpected, unforeseen, unintentional, unplanned, unpremeditated |
| Notes: | casual means suited for everyday use, informal or occurring by chance - while causal means involving or constituting a cause |
| Antonyms: | deliberate, painstaking, planned, premeditated |
Example Sentences
- The old man was then in his 90's, yet he provided detailed extemporaneous narration of 30 years of celluloid family history.
- The conventions are only weeks away now and some delegates already have their extemporaneous, speeches memorized.
- What would be unreasonable would be to expect someone to be perfect in an extemporaneous situation such as the classroom.
| Main Entry: | impromptu |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | unrehearsed, improvised |
| Synonyms: | ad-lib, dashed off, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporized, fake, faked, improv, improviso, off the cuff, offhand, played by ear, shot from the hip, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, thrown off, tossed off, unpremeditated, unprepared, unscripted, unstudied, vamped, whipped up, winged* |
| Antonyms: | deliberate, designed, planned, premeditated, rehearsed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | cautious, considering, heedful, premeditative, thoughtful, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spontaneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impulsive, willing |
| Synonyms: | ad-lib, automatic, break loose, casual, down, extemporaneous, extempore, free, free spirited, from the hip, impetuous, impromptu, improvised, inevitable, instinctive, involuntary, irresistible, natural, off top of head, off-the-cuff, offhand, simple, unartful, unavoidable, unbidden, uncompelled, unconscious, unconstrained, uncontrived, uncontrolled, unforced, unintentional, unplanned, unpremediated, unprompted, unsophisticated, unstudied, up front, voluntary |
| Antonyms: | deliberate, intended, planned, premeditated |
| Main Entry: | unintentional/unintended |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not planned |
| Synonyms: | accidental, aimless, casual, chance, erratic, extemporaneous, fortuitous, haphazard, inadvertent, involuntary, purposeless, random, unconscious, undesigned, undevised, unexpected, unforeseen, unintended, unplanned, unpremeditated, unthinking, unthought, unwitting |
| Antonyms: | definite, deliberate, intended, intentional, planned |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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