💬 Unplanned 🎹 Short music piece 🥂 Unprepared remark

impromptu

1 7.2

A speech or remark made without preparation

noun
/ɪmˈprɑmptu/

: discurso improvisado

They both loved the impromptu, which sometimes made them say silly things, but often they made me laugh or at least smile.

Examples

Thank you Josh Foster for for attending this great impromptu podcast.
But what was the, was that an impromptu promise or No, No.
I also did a few impromptu ones, you know, basically to, to, you know, talk about the new year and things like that.
And then we had sort of an impromptu discussion.
During the meeting, Lucy surprised everyone with her impromptu speech about teamwork.
At the family gathering, Uncle Joe always entertains us with his impromptu stories.
The students enjoyed an impromptu debate about current events during lunch.

Synonyms

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vsimpromptu

5 7.7

A short spoken remark made without preparation

is more formal or technical in tone

Antonyms

prepared

∞ 1.3

Ready to use or do something when needed

scripted

42 3.7

Written in advance rather than made up while speaking or acting

How Prepared

script

702 3.2

impromptu

1 7.2

improvisation

28 5.6

Surface Forms

impromptu singular

impromptus plural

Etymology

The noun impromptu also comes from Latin in- and promptus and is related to English prompt ('quick' or 'ready'), so an impromptu is a quick speech or remark made without previous preparation.