do offhand

VERB

extemporize

Synonyms

STRONG

ad-lib devise invent

WEAK

dash out improvisate knock off make up play by ear toss off

Antonyms

WEAK

plan prepare read rehearse

VERB

improvise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ad-lib brainstorm concoct contrive devise dream up invent throw together

STRONG

coin extemporize fake jam spark

WEAK

dash off do off top of head fake it improv improvisate made do speak off the cuff wing it

Antonyms

WEAK

design plan premeditate

VERB

wing it

Synonyms

WEAK

ad-lib concoct devise do off the top of your head fake it improv invent make do make up play it by ear speak off the cuff throw together

Example Sentences

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"It was the best I could do offhand."

From Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) by Raine, William MacLeod