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- [im-pruh-vahyzd]
- /ˈɪm prəˌvaɪzd/
- /ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-pruh-vahyzd]
- /ˈɪm prəˌvaɪzd/
Definitions of improvised word
- adjective improvised made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit. 1
- verb with object improvised to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech. 1
- verb with object improvised to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment. 1
- verb with object improvised to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available: We improvised a dinner from yesterday's leftovers. 1
- verb without object improvised to compose, utter, execute, or arrange anything extemporaneously: When the actor forgot his lines he had to improvise. 1
- noun improvised Created and performed spontaneously or without preparation; impromptu. 1
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Origin of improvised
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; improvise + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Improvised
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improvised popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
improvised usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for improvised
adj improvised
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- impromptu — made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
- fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
adjective improvised
- unpremeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- ad hoc — An ad hoc activity or organization is done or formed only because a situation has made it necessary and is not planned in advance.
- unplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- off-the-cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
adverb improvised
- improv — improvisation.
- at will — If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
- by ear — without reading from written music
- off the top of one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- off the cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
Antonyms for improvised
adj improvised
adjective improvised
- prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
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