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improvising

VERB

make up

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 do offhand fake it improv improvisate knock off make do slapdash speak off the cuff wing it

Antonyms

WEAK

design plan premeditate

Example Sentences

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When director Robert Vince was filming "Air Bud Returns," he was impressed to see Roscoe, his four-legged star, improvising concern in a scene where two humans burst into tears.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Plaza knew Kevin’s neuroses fit Schwartzman but also that he could bring his own touches while improvising.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Elite teams managed by him maintain an ideal combination of intelligence within structure, and he has players capable of improvising solutions when patterns break down.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

By 2014, tourists were improvising with items like scrunchies, ribbons and earphones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Sometimes he changes his notation so conspicuously that he seems to be improvising sets of variations.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas