unrehearsed
adjective
un·re·hearsed
ˌən-ri-ˈhərst 
: not practiced or prepared : not rehearsed : spontaneous
an honest and unrehearsed response
a performance that was largely unrehearsed
Examples of unrehearsed in a Sentence
an unrehearsed speech of thanks
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For over a decade Open Group has been creating unrehearsed situations, performative films, and spatial experiments.
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Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
But then, flying toward the conclusion of Act I, Matthew finds that he, too, is being pulled down by unrehearsed emotion.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Format this as conversational language that sounds unrehearsed.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Sandra Tsing Loh served as the unrehearsed actor on opening night, following the script’s instructions and ultimately presiding over an evening of charades dreamed up in advance by an oracle.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
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Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
But then, flying toward the conclusion of Act I, Matthew finds that he, too, is being pulled down by unrehearsed emotion.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Format this as conversational language that sounds unrehearsed.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Sandra Tsing Loh served as the unrehearsed actor on opening night, following the script’s instructions and ultimately presiding over an evening of charades dreamed up in advance by an oracle.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unrehearsed
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“Unrehearsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrehearsed. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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