as in improvised
made or done without previous thought or preparation
our dinner guest thanked us with an impromptu song
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as in improvisation
something that is performed, made, or done without preparation
although five different lines had been written, the best choice turned out to be an impromptu from the tired actor himself
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as in spontaneously
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Recent Examples of impromptu
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
They got engaged in 2017 and tied the knot in an impromptu Vegas wedding in 2019.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
An impromptu sing-a-long accompanied this one, as the entire pavilion (and perhaps the folks on the lawn) knew all of the words.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Behind the provisional stage, cars passed by and buses trudged along to their next stop while passengers glanced curiously at the impromptu rock show that shut the street down.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Episodes revolved around impromptu demonstrations of his telekinetic and telepathic skills, dealing with daily high school issues, and embarking on government missions.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
They got engaged in 2017 and tied the knot in an impromptu Vegas wedding in 2019.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
An impromptu sing-a-long accompanied this one, as the entire pavilion (and perhaps the folks on the lawn) knew all of the words.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Behind the provisional stage, cars passed by and buses trudged along to their next stop while passengers glanced curiously at the impromptu rock show that shut the street down.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impromptu
Adjective
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The improvised nature of the production was born in part out of practical necessity.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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One person lies in the street, his head cracked open in a pool of blood, while a boy is carried away on an improvised stretcher.—
Mahmoud Atef,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rewinds show how one poor decision can snowball into greater issues down the road, but improvisation remains key.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Alcaraz produced a sensational behind-the-back shot during his victory over Arthur Rinderknech at the US Open, winning the point from his quick-thinking improvisation.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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His supporters spontaneously clapped when a judge reversed Mason’s jury conviction for tampering with a witness in a Miami-Dade murder-for-hire case — then accepted his plea to a lesser charge of making a false statement to a federal agent.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Verbal fluency is the ability to rapidly and spontaneously produce appropriate words when speaking.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ohs has described his method as collaborative and as calculatedly improvisational, a mix of composition in advance and real-time discovery.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the Grateful Dead were an improvisational band.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Opponents of the idea see a hand on the scale and a new label on a socialist effort to redistribute wealth and opportunity randomly and haphazardly without a thought as to possible consequences.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those are potentially fascinating conflicts, explored haphazardly.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The club signed world-class players in key positions to automatically make the squad stronger.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Or toggle the switch to Night Mode, and the light will come on automatically whenever its sensor detects night has fallen.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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However, in 2000, Burns abruptly left the show when his character went to college, passing the role down to his younger brother, Joe, played by Donovan Patton.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The footage then cut abruptly to a new clip that featured Barrymore and Colbert holding their respective mugs and talking about her recent 50th birthday.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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