tossed off

ADJECTIVE

extemporaneous/extemporary

Synonyms

WEAK

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 out unplanned unpremeditated unprepared unstudied winging it

Antonyms

WEAK

planned prepared read rehearsed written

ADJECTIVE

impromptu

Synonyms

STRONGEST

offhand spontaneous unscripted

STRONG

ad-lib fake

WEAK

dashed off extemporaneous extempore extemporized faked improv improviso off the cuff played by ear shot from the hip spur-of-the-moment thrown off unpremeditated unprepared unstudied vamped whipped up winged

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deliberate planned

Example Sentences

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Judge Rakoff tossed off some instruction on how the standard for defamation is proven in the United States, then gave way to opening statements.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2025

Last year, in a viral clip before a race, Richardson tossed off her orange wig to reveal hidden silver ombre braids.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024

Yet Americans have tossed off their masks and jumped back into travel and social gatherings.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022

An argument with his basketball coach got him tossed off the team, the drama teacher asked if he needed something to do, and he found himself in a stage production of “Sunday in New York.”

From New York Times • May 26, 2022

I clutched the hand of the boy next to me with all the strength I had, sensing that if I did not hold on I would be tossed off.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

tossed off

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