off top of head

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SEE DEFINITION OF off top of head

as inoffhand
as inprecipitous/precipitate
as inspontaneous
as inunprepared
as inunrehearsed
as inextemporaneous/extemporary
as inill-advised
as inoff the cuff
as inad-lib

Synonyms for off top of head

impromptu
spontaneous
extemporary
extempore
improvised
informal
off the cuff
off the hip
off the top of head
spur-of-the-moment
throwaway
unpremeditated
unprepared
unrehearsed
unstudied
without preparation

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Antonyms for off top of head

calculated
careful
considered
deliberate
planned
practiced

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WORD ORIGIN

"to be at the head or in the lead," c.1200, from head (n.). Meaning "to direct the head (toward)" is from c.1600. Related: headed, heading. The earliest use of the word as a verb meant "behead" (Old English heafdian). Verbal phrase head up "supervise, direct" is attested by 1930.

off top of head

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spontaneous