All improviso synonyms

adjective improviso

• improvised — made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
• unrehearsed — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
• 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.
• automatic — 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.
• by ear — without reading from written music
• casual — 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.
• expedient — (of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.
• extempore — Spoken or done without preparation.
• free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
• immediate — occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
• impromptu — made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
• improv — improvisation.
• improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
• informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
• jamming — 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.
• made-up — concocted; falsely fabricated or invented: a made-up story.
• makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
• off the cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
• offhand — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
• on-the-spot — done or occurring at the time or place in question: an on-the-spot recording.
• snap — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
• spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
• spur-of-the-moment — occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.
• unplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
• unpremeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
• unprepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
• unstudied — not studied; not premeditated or labored; natural; unaffected.
• unscripted — not scripted; lacking a script: an unscripted idea for a movie.
• ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
• fake — 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).
• extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
• extemporized — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporize.
• extemporised — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
• faked — 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).
• vamped — a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
• whipped up — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
• winged — having wings.
• band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
• autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation
• fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
• hit-or-miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
• extemporary — Extemporaneous.
• toss off — to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket.