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off the cuff
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| 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: | ad-lib |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in an improvised manner |
| Synonyms: | extemporaneously, extempore, impromptu, off the cuff, off the top of one's head, spontaneously, without preparation, without rehearsal |
| Antonyms: | deliberately, planned, prepared, rehearsed, written |
| Main Entry: | confidentially |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in secret |
| Synonyms: | behind closed doors, between ourselves, between us, between you and me, covertly, don't breathe a word, hushedly, in confidence, in on the ground floor, off the cuff, off the record, personally, privately, sub rosa |
| Antonyms: | commonly, familiarly, openly, publicly |
| 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: | 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* |
| 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 impromptu conveys unrehearsed remarks or performance with an element of surprise, while extempore only suggests that this is done without notes or props |
| Antonyms: | deliberate, designed, planned, premeditated, rehearsed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | uninhibited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | free and easy; without restraint |
| Synonyms: | audacious, candid, cut loose, expansive, fancy-free, footloose, frank, free, hanging out, informal, instinctive, liberated, natural, no holds barred, off the cuff, open, relaxed, spontaneous, unbridled, unchecked, unconstrained, uncontrolled, uncurbed, ungoverned, unhampered, unrepressed, unreserved, unrestrained, unrestricted, unself-conscious, unsuppressed |
| Antonyms: | careful, inhibited, modest, shy |
| 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* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
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