on-the-spot
[ on-th uh-spot, awn- ]
Synonyms for on-the-spot
- burning
- contemporary
- crying
- current
- fast
- imperative
- present
- pressing
- prompt
- quick
- clamant
- dire
- direct
- exigent
- existent
- extant
- importunate
- insistent
- instantaneous
- present-day
- split-second
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Antonyms for on-the-spot
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EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR ON-THE-SPOT
It is true that practical co-operation and on-the-spot recognition of Indian rights had developed in Virginia in the early years.
While waiting for the bus, some on-the-spot remarks were made by the Indians, which I thought had some sound sense in them.
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR ON-THE-SPOT
extemporaneous
adjectiveimprovised- 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
extemporaneous/extemporary
adjectiveunrehearsed, 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
instant
adjectiveimmediate, urgentmore extemporaneous
adjectiveimprovised- 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
adjectiveunrehearsed, 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.