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played by ear

ADJECTIVE

impromptu

Synonyms

STRONGEST

offhand spontaneous unscripted

STRONG

ad-lib fake

WEAK

dashed off extemporaneous extempore extemporized faked improv improviso off the cuff shot from the hip spur-of-the-moment thrown off tossed off unpremeditated unprepared unstudied vamped whipped up winged

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deliberate planned

ADJECTIVE

off the cuff

Synonyms

WEAK

ad-lib extemporaneous improv improvised improviso offhand shot from the hip spontaneous spur-of-the-moment unpremeditated unprepared unrehearsed unscripted whipped up winged

ADJECTIVE

unprepared

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unaware vulnerable

WEAK

ad-lib caught off guard ill-considered impromptu improvised napping not prepared off the cuff off the top of one's head offhand spontaneous surprised taken off guard unexpected unplanned unready unrehearsed unschooled unskilled untrained winged

Example Sentences

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He found out so many things that executives who played by ear couldn't answer that he rose swiftly to vice president.

From Time Magazine Archive

He thought the Western tune could be played by ear around the conference table.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes he did finger exercises, sometimes he improvised, sometimes he played by ear.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leftists, too, discovered that Roosevelt would listen to them, but not always follow them: he played by ear.

From Time Magazine Archive

I played by ear and repeated it perfectly.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold