unscripted
- adjective
- /ʌnˈskrɪptɪd/
- 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.
- So it was not an unscripted event at all.
- You have to be able to host a television show unscripted while sprinting, right?
- And Fox really, really is a very diverse place when it comes to their unscripted department and their programming as well.
- I think there's not a lot of shows out there that in the unscripted format that have like a relatability to them.
- You can't put all this formality and all this rigid structure and then say go make an unscripted video.
- So some of those rulings and outcomes, they're actually legit, but you really can't tell which part is scripted versus which part is unscripted.
- So he started looking to me as somebody to work on unscripted ideas with.
Examples
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In the video below, Obama speaks from his heart, unscripted.
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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.
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No, I actually find that the best interviews are unscripted.
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But mostly, Dirty Jobs was an unscripted celebration of hard work and skilled labor.
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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.
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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.
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In her obituary, The New York Times said her insightful unscripted commentaries connected emotionally with millions.
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The best moments in the show often come from unscripted interactions between the host and the guests.
Synonyms
Done or said without preparation
Happening by chance without getting ready first
Made or done without planning, using what is on hand
Not planned or practiced before
Made quickly using what is available
Said or done without preparation
Not planned or put on paper in advance
Not planned or practiced and seeming natural
Not arranged on purpose and showing natural, real feelings
Antonyms
How Scripted
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.