All by ear synonyms
by ear
B b adj by ear
- unrehearsed β to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- ad hoc β An ad hoc activity or organization is done or formed only because a situation has made it necessary and is not planned in advance.
- automatic β An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- casual β If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- immediate β occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
- impromptu β made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
- informal β without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- made-up β concocted; falsely fabricated or invented: a made-up story.
- makeshift β a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- off the cuff β with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
- offhand β cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- snap β to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- spontaneous β coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- unplanned β a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- unpremeditated β done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- unprepared β properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- unstudied β not studied; not premeditated or labored; natural; unaffected.
- spur-of-the-moment β occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.
- improv β improvisation.
- improvisatory β of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
- jamming β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- on-the-spot β done or occurring at the time or place in question: an on-the-spot recording.
- ad-lib β If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- unrehearsed β to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- autoschediastic β offhand, with little forethought or preparation
- toss off β to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket.
adv by ear
- improvised β made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
- off the top of one's head β the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.