extemporaneously

Examples

• All

• To be fair, McCain is better at speaking extemporaneously than he is in prepared speeches.

  Blog text (3)

• By appearing to speak extemporaneously and walking among the desks of my audience, I gained the reputation as an "artistic" lecturer.

  Academic text (2003)

• The ability to speak so well extemporaneously is another gift.

  Blog text (31)

• The ability to speak extemporaneously in front of a class, for what it's worth, for 50 minutes several times a week.

  Blog text (18)

• So he talked extemporaneously about Northern Virginia restaurants.

  Blog text (7)

• If you give him a topic, he'll extemporaneously rhyme on the subject.

  The Visit (2015)

• Romney can and does speak extemporaneously with eloquence and intelligence.

  Blog text (23)

• I mean, it was a joy to listen to or read Christopher Hitchens, even if he was speaking extemporaneously about a topic where we couldn't have had more divergent views.

  Blog text (21)

• On Thursday, before taking questions, Gordon extemporaneously pronounced his love for the city and the Hornets' organization while acknowledging fans' irritation and expressing his frustration at his inability to see any action.

  Blog text (15)

• During the meeting, she spoke extemporaneously, impressing everyone with her ability to think on her feet.

Synonyms

S

spontaneously

vsextemporaneously

45 4.4

To act naturally without planning or being forced

emphasizes deliberate unprepared action rather than purely natural occurrence

I

impromptu

vsextemporaneously

37 6.3

Done or said without preparation

focuses on the general unprepared manner rather than improvisation only

O

on the fly

vsextemporaneously

• Informal

25 5.3

Quickly while you do something, without planning

means unprepared action but not necessarily while multitasking or hurried

O

on a whim

vsextemporaneously

25 5.8

To do something suddenly without planning

denotes unprepared manner but not necessarily driven by a personal whim

A

ad lib

vsextemporaneously

21 7.7

Says or does something without planning

is the broader unprepared manner not limited to performance

O

offhand

vsextemporaneously

12 6.3

Said or done immediately without careful thought

is about unprepared action but not necessarily lacking careful thought

I

impulsively

vsextemporaneously

11 5.1

Act quickly because you suddenly want to, without thinking first

refers to unprepared action without implying it springs from sudden desire

O

on the spur of the moment

vsextemporaneously

6 4.4

To act suddenly without planning or thinking

means unprepared action but without stressing sudden impulse or emotion

E

extempore

vsextemporaneously

1 9.3

In a way that is said or done without preparation

applies to unprepared actions broadly, not only spoken acts

E

ex tempore

vsextemporaneously

• Formal

1 9.9

Done or said without planning at the moment

covers any spontaneous manner beyond speech or speaking situations

E

extemporarily

vsextemporaneously

9.9

In a way that is not planned beforehand

is the main adverbial form rather than the alternate spelling

Antonyms

P

planned

503 1.0

Arranged before it happens on purpose

P

premeditated

• Formal

53 7.2

Done on purpose after planning it

How Prepared

deliberately

270 3.7

carefully

839 1.0

extemporaneously

2 9.9

spontaneously

45 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology