improvisational
10
7.2
- adjective
- /ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃənl/
:
improvisado
- The theater faculty sought advanced opportunities for theater students to develop improvisational skills in a practical manner during class hours.
- improvisational skills
- improvisational activities
- improvisational style
In Californication, it was, it was looser, somewhat improvisational, not really, but just quicker.
- In Californication, it was, it was looser, somewhat improvisational, not really, but just quicker.
- My one of my great mentors was Paul Sills, whose mother was Viola Stolen, who founded the improvisational theatre movement.
- And like I was saying earlier, like the improvisational nature of storytelling is just, it's very attractive to me.
Examples
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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.
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- They hold weekly improvisational classes for acting students in the Bay Area.
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So, so much of this performance is improvisational.
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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
187
4.2
Happening naturally without planning or outside cause
37
6.3
Done or said without preparation
13
5.3
Not planned in writing and done while people speak or act
2
9.1
Said or done without preparation on the spot
1
4.6
Made quickly using what is available
1
7.7
Happens without planning, often on the spot
1
7.4
Said or done without preparation
1
3.9
Not planned or put on paper in advance
1
6.4
Not planned or practiced and seeming natural
Happening without much planning
Speech or action that feels natural and not planned
Antonyms
How Spontaneous
Surface Forms
Morphology
improvisational = improvisation (transparent) = improvise + ation + al
The adjective is a regular and semantically clear formation from the noun 'improvisation' with the suffix '-al'.
Etymology
Improvisational starts with im- meaning 'not' and has the same root you see in provide and provision, words about planning or arranging ahead. So something improvisational is 'not planned before' and is made up as you go.