improvisational

Examples

• All

• A similar setup can be used as a basis for an improvisational performance.

  Academic text (1993)

• Daily participation in improvisational activities can help everyone learn to enjoy improvisation.

  Academic text (2006)

• So tell me about your improvisational sessions.

  Waiting on Mary (2016)

• - They hold weekly improvisational classes for acting students in the Bay Area.

  Waiting on Mary (2016)

• So, so much of this performance is improvisational.

  Rudy (1993)

• Group 3 wrote a piece in AB form that was improvisational in nature.

  Academic text (2015)

• At many schools of music, improvisational skills are taught to majors in a department of jazz studies.

  Academic text (2000)

• Both roles use creative, improvisational dancing to stabilize and revitalize the community.

  Academic text (2012)

• The creative drama process integrates mental and physical activity, engaging the whole child in improvisational and process-oriented experiences.

  Academic text (1993)

• The improvisational comedian captivated the audience with her spontaneous humor.

Synonyms

S

spontaneous

vsimprovisational

169 4.2

Happening naturally without planning or outside cause

is about unplanned making or performance rather than natural occurrence alone

I

impromptu

vsimprovisational

37 6.3

Done or said without preparation

covers unplanned making or performance in general, not only quick events

I

improvised

vsimprovisational

26 4.6

Made quickly using what is available

emphasizes lack of prior planning rather than only using available materials

U

unscripted

vsimprovisational

15 5.3

Not planned in writing and done while people speak or act

is broader, meaning unplanned or spontaneous beyond script absence

E

extemporaneous

vsimprovisational

2 9.1

Said or done without preparation on the spot

applies to any unplanned making or performance, not only speech

U

unwritten

vsimprovisational

1 3.9

Not planned or put on paper in advance

applies to unplanned making or performance generally, not only acts lacking text

I

improvisatory

vsimprovisational

1 7.7

Happens without planning, often on the spot

is nearly identical in meaning and used the same way

A

ad-lib

vsimprovisational

1 7.4

Said or done without preparation

covers any unplanned making or doing, not only spoken or live actions

U

unstudied

vsimprovisational

1 6.4

Not planned or practiced and seeming natural

emphasizes unplanned action generally rather than simply a natural look

U

unconstructed

vsimprovisational

1 6.0

Speech or action that feels natural and not planned

focuses on being unplanned action, not on avoiding artificial appearance

E

extemporary

vsimprovisational

1 8.8

Happening without much planning

means unplanned or spontaneous in general, not only brief preparation

Antonyms

P

prepared

∞ 1.3

Ready to use or do something when needed

P

planned

503 1.0

Arranged before it happens on purpose

How Spontaneous

unrehearsed

6 5.3

improvisational

9 7.2

spontaneous

169 4.2

planned

503 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology