EXTEMPORIZED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

extemporized

verb

past tense of extemporize

as in improvised

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

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Marina Warner Possessed of Alchemystic Powers Ithell Colquhoun improvised with Surrealist and occult divinatory techniques in her paintings, and also in her writing—and in this lies her true originality.

— Conor Heffernan, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Fans who didn’t have one of those improvised by using their phone lights to join in.

— Natalia Cano, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of improvised

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The results suggested that the idea of using messenger RNA to train the immune system to attack cancer cells — an approach first devised decades ago — was ripe for further drug development.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Teams devised an unprecedented bit of spaceship surgery to replace the valve without draining the propellant and disassembling the spacecraft, steps that would have triggered a much longer delay.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

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Martha’s concocted plenty over the years, including her cider-bourbon cocktail made with apple cider, bourbon, lemon juice, ginger, and apple garnishes.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
The young lady had specially flown in from New York and Alan had concocted a piece of simple blackmail.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

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