improvised
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd/
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improvisado
- During the power outage, we enjoyed an improvised dinner with whatever food we had in the cupboard.
- feels improvised
- very improvised
One settler attempted to escape in an improvised canoe and drowned.
- One settler attempted to escape in an improvised canoe and drowned.
- I don't know of any sitcom that's all improvised.
- Insurgent Black social life and the party as an improvised and celebratory mode of social organization.
- And that is all mostly improvised.
- And with some simple tools, a few buckets, things that you can carve, you can make an improvised distillation set up in the woods too.
- You know, so it was just, it was like an improvised film and I'd never done anything like that before.
- But at least to me, it just seemed interesting to see what else I could bring to the mix of playing improvised music.
- His job was to disarm improvised explosive devices.
- Kilpatrick himself more than once enriched his judge's text with improvised words and acts.
- Beethoven, what it says cadenza, that's improvised.
- Most of the time, though, the men bivouacked in improvised straw and wood shelters or under the stars, or were billeted on households along the line of March.
Examples
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But yeah, it was kind of like, half improvised, half choreographed.
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And with some simple tools, a few buckets, things that you can carve, you can make an improvised distillation set up in the woods too.
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In the background you can see my less than ideal improvised version of a desk.
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You know, so it was just, it was like an improvised film and I'd never done anything like that before.
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Since we're moving offices and studio at the moment, hence the more improvised background.
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Very improvised, like free flowing music tracks to be on summers iPod.
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Of the three published films, the one I love most is "Afternoons in Barcelona," mainly because we enjoyed so much in the park and because that was the most improvised film.
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Instead, he dines alone, according to legend, on a hastily improvised dish of local ingredients that becomes known as chicken marengo.
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Using leftover materials, we created an improvised shelter for the night.
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He gave an improvised speech that captured everyone's attention without any notes.
Synonyms
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4.8
Used for a short time when you have no better choice
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6.3
Done or said without preparation
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5.3
Not planned in writing and done while people speak or act
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7.2
Made or done without planning, using what is on hand
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7.0
Made quickly for a specific purpose when needed
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5.3
Not planned or practiced before
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7.6
Made quickly from things on hand to work for a short time
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9.1
Said or done without preparation on the spot
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7.7
Happens without planning, often on the spot
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3.9
Not planned or put on paper in advance
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7.7
Says or does something without planning
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8.5
Acting on instinct rather than careful planning
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6.4
Not planned or practiced and seeming natural
Happening without much planning
Speech or action that feels natural and not planned
Antonyms
Compounds
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Improvised comes from the part im- meaning 'not' and the same root as provide, which meant 'to prepare' or 'make ready'. So an improvised thing is 'not prepared in advance' and is made quickly from whatever you have at hand.