measures
noun. preventive or institutive action
more advantageous
adjective. favorable
more desirable
adjective. advantageous, good
more extemporaneous
adjective. improvised
- 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
more extemporary
adjective. unrehearsed, improvised
- ad hoc
- ad lib
- 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
more feasible
adjective. possible, doable
more necessary
adjective. essential
- all-important
- basic
- binding
- bottom-line
- cardinal
- chief
- compelling
- compulsory
- crucial
- de rigueur
- decisive
- elementary
- exigent
- expedient
- fundamental
- imperative
- incumbent on
- indispensable
- mandatory
- momentous
- name of game
- needed
- needful
- obligatory
- paramount
- prerequisite
- pressing
- prime
- principal
- quintessential
- required
- requisite
- significant
- specified
- unavoidable
- urgent
- vital
- wanted
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