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unscripted

unscripted

13 5.3
Not planned in writing and done while people speak or act
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈskrɪptɪd/
translation icon : improvisado
  • And so I just asked and a lot of people said that they want to see me do some short form content, some unscripted content.

So it was not an unscripted event at all.

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Examples

  • In the video below, Obama speaks from his heart, unscripted.

    Blog text (17)
  • Have you listened to any of Obama's unscripted moments?

    Blog text (13)
  • So he started looking to me as somebody to work on unscripted ideas with.

  • No, I actually find that the best interviews are unscripted.

  • But mostly, Dirty Jobs was an unscripted celebration of hard work and skilled labor.

    Blog text (9)
  • Look, Len, the show's spontaneous; it's unscripted.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • If it seems staged (whatever that means, really), it's because it's unscripted and casual.

    Blog text (23)
  • And in our case, that is totally off the cuff, totally unscripted, saying the first thing that pops into our minds, just being good friends together.

  • In her obituary, The New York Times said her insightful unscripted commentaries connected emotionally with millions.

  • The best moments in the show often come from unscripted interactions between the host and the guests.

Synonyms

impromptu
vsunscripted
37 6.3

Done or said without preparation

is spontaneous generally for short unexpected events
unplanned
vsunscripted
25 3.5

Happening by chance without getting ready first

is spontaneous but often implies chance rather than deliberate performance
improvisational
vsunscripted
10 7.2

Made or done without planning, using what is on hand

is spontaneous but focuses on performance style rather than written planning
unrehearsed
vsunscripted
7 5.3

Not planned or practiced before

is spontaneous but highlights lack of practice rather than absence of plan
improvised
vsunscripted
1 4.6

Made quickly using what is available

is spontaneous but stresses on-the-spot creation rather than prior planning
ad-lib
vsunscripted
1 7.4

Said or done without preparation

is spontaneous but usually means brief unplanned remarks
unwritten
vsunscripted
1 3.9

Not planned or put on paper in advance

is spontaneous but focuses on not being written beforehand
unstudied
vsunscripted
1 6.4

Not planned or practiced and seeming natural

is spontaneous but emphasizes naturalness of appearance rather than performance
unposed
vsunscripted
6.3

Not arranged on purpose and showing natural, real feelings

is spontaneous but is mainly used for photographs or scenes

Antonyms

3.7

Written in advance rather than made up while speaking or acting

How Scripted

scripted
3.7
unscripted
13 5.3
unrehearsed
7 5.3
improvised
1 4.6
ad-lib
1 7.4

Surface Forms

unscripted positive

Morphology

unscripted = scripted (transparent) = un + script + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' attaches to the adjective 'scripted', producing a straightforward negated meaning.

Etymology

Unscripted comes from un- meaning 'not' and script meaning 'a written text', like the script a play or movie uses. So unscripted means 'not written', which is why we call interviews or performances that are spontaneous or improvised 'unscripted'.