extemporization
31extemporise — verb /əkˈstɛmpəraɪz/ a) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise. b) To do something in a makeshift …
32extemporize — verb To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise. Syn: improvise See Also …
33ad lib — Synonyms and related words: a beneplacito, a discretion, ad arbitrium, ad libitum, ad libbing, al piacere, arrangement, at choice, at pleasure, at short notice, at sight, at will, be caught napping, be surprised, be taken unawares, be unprepared …
34impromptu — Synonyms and related words: ad lib, ad libitum, ad lib, ad libbing, arrangement, at short notice, at sight, by ear, cadenza, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short, extemporaneous, extemporaneously, extemporaneousness, extemporarily,… …
35improvisation — Synonyms and related words: action, ad hoc measure, ad lib, ad libbing, answer, arrangement, artifice, authorship, beginning, cadenza, coinage, conception, concoction, contrivance, contriving, countermove, coup, course of action, creation,… …
36jury rig — Synonyms and related words: action, ad hoc measure, ad lib, ad lib, ad libbing, answer, arrangement, artifice, bat out, botch, bungle, contrivance, cook up, countermove, coup, course of action, dash off, demarche, device, do anyhow, do by halves …
37makeshift — Synonyms and related words: action, ad hoc, ad hoc measure, ad lib, ad libitum, ad lib, ad libbing, adulterated, agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, answer, arrangement, artifice, backup, band aid, blemished, caught napping, caught off… …
38stopgap — Synonyms and related words: action, ad hoc, ad hoc measure, ad lib, ad libitum, ad lib, ad libbing, alternate, alternative, answer, arrangement, artifice, backup, band aid, bung, check valve, cock, contrivance, cork, counterfeit, countermove,… …
39ad-lib — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v., informal, extemporize, improvise. See unpreparedness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. improvise, extemporize, make up; see invent 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To compose or recite without… …
40impromptu — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. extemporaneous. See unpreparedness. Ant., studied, prepared. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, improvised, unprepared, offhand; see also extemporaneous . Syn.… …
