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adjective as in impromptu
adjective as in improvised
adjective as in impulsive
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adjective as in off the cuff
adjective as in spontaneous
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- ad-lib
- automatic
- break loose
- down
- extemporaneous
- extempore
- free
- free-spirited
- from the hip
- impetuous
- improvised
- inevitable
- involuntary
- irresistible
- natural
- off top of head
- off-the-cuff
- unartful
- unavoidable
- unbidden
- uncompelled
- unconscious
- unconstrained
- uncontrived
- uncontrolled
- unforced
- unintentional
- unpremediated
- unprompted
- unsophisticated
- unstudied
- up front
adjective as in unprepared
adjective as in unrehearsed
adjective as in extemporaneous
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- ad hoc
- ad-lib
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- toss off
- toss out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in rough-and-ready
adjective as in off-the-cuff
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- ad hoc
- ad-lib
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improvised
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- toss off
- toss out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in spur-of-the-moment
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adjective as in ad-lib
adjective as in extemporaneous/extemporary
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- ad hoc
- at first glance
- automatic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extempore
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- off the cuff
- off the top of head
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- taking for ride
- thought out loud
- tossed off
- tossed out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unstudied
- winging it
adverb as in ad libitum
adverb as in off the cuff
adverb as in spontaneously
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adverb as in ad-lib
noun as in extemporization
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verb as in improvise
verb as in invent
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verb as in make up
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verb as in wing it
verb as in ad-lib
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verb as in concoct
verb as in devise
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verb as in extemporize
adjective as in at one's pleasure
adverb as in in an improvised manner
verb as in improvise speech
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Example Sentences
They told me to forget the script because I was going to have to ad-lib everything.
But the prince also proved he could warm up the weather with a clever ad lib.
Now Guttentag encourages us to forget about the script and ad lib the scene.
I had a brilliant ad lib as I came to: “I think I passed out.”
It consisted of a monologue delivered by the poisonous young woman to the macaw, occasionally varied by ad lib.
This goes on ad lib., and we were soothed to sleep by those wild yells.
Even here, in an embarrassing situation calling for lines spoken ad lib.
Well, you look here, my bloke: I'll have fizz ad lib., or it won't wash.
"I needed a job awful bad," I answered sullenly, knowing it sounded like an ad lib.
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On this page you'll find 690 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ad lib, such as: offhand, spontaneous, unscripted, ad-lib, fake, and dashed off.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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