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extemporize

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of extemporize

to perform, make, or do without preparation

A good talk show host has to be able to extemporize the interviews when things don't go as planned.

Synonyms of extemporize

ad-lib, clap (together or up), fake, improvise

Words Related to extemporize

concoct, contrive, cook (up), devise, fabricate, hatch, invent, make up, manufacture, think (up)

cobble (together or up), dash (off)

Near Antonyms of extemporize

arrange, lay, prepare, ready

consider, contemplate, ponder, study

exercise, practice (also practise), rehearse

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