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off-the-cuff
adjective as in extemporaneous
Weak matches
- ad hoc
- ad-lib
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improvised
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- toss off
- toss out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- winging it
Example Sentences
But there is a sense they rely on such off-the-cuff improvisation, rather than the methodical working over and opening up of opponents.
It was an off-the-cuff joke and she embraces being outspoken.
Critics of Bianco say the sheriff’s comments are indicative of his off-the-cuff nature, which sometimes gets him into trouble.
An off-the-cuff comment Will made during an interview, that Cinnamon was probably "living her best life", made it into headlines across the world.
Some of these events happen everyday, but each afternoon — Ghost Town Alive! runs on select days through Sept. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. — is also full of off-the-cuff narratives.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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