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
Maressa Brown, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Haley Lu Richardson stunned the Berlin Film Festival photocall for dystopian comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die on Friday evening with her impromptu acrobatics.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
One is Bruce Blasius, Trevor’s closest neighbor, who’s fed up with the impromptu suburban farm that’s sprouted up next door.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Thanks to a mega-viral video of Will taking on Mane Attraction (Aaron Pierre), an Andalusian horse and a rival roarball player on the Lava Court Magmas, in impromptu pick-up game.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Experiential dates—like attending an immersive art exhibit or taking an impromptu road trip—are your jam.
—Maressa Brown, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Haley Lu Richardson stunned the Berlin Film Festival photocall for dystopian comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die on Friday evening with her impromptu acrobatics.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
One is Bruce Blasius, Trevor’s closest neighbor, who’s fed up with the impromptu suburban farm that’s sprouted up next door.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Thanks to a mega-viral video of Will taking on Mane Attraction (Aaron Pierre), an Andalusian horse and a rival roarball player on the Lava Court Magmas, in impromptu pick-up game.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impromptu
Adjective
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Yet at just over three hours, and without a classic plotline, Dao can also be a patience-tester for those unwilling to groove to its improvised storytelling.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Five minutes after half-time, Dominic Calvert-Lewin had the space to guide an improvised finish home with his chest, after Gruev was allowed far too much room to cross from the edge of the box.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For many, home became an improvisation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The director’s methodology emerged organically from her initial search for her father’s old farm residence, a process marked by uncertainty and improvisation due to limited archival materials.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Systems spontaneously tend towards the lowest-energy state.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Feb. 2026
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Or that there is a wild proliferation of parallel universes, or that a mysterious process causes quantumness to spontaneously collapse.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Blueprints were rarely part of the process, which tended to be more improvisational.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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During various interviews last week, Minter talked about wanting to make things easier on Jackson, playing on schedule more and relying less on the quarterback’s improvisational skills to bail out the Ravens.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Created from imagery of the actual towers captured via drone, the sculpture is over 8 feet tall and amazingly accurate, recording the details of each individual work of graffiti, the textures of concrete and iron, and the construction debris left haphazardly about the site.—
Sharon Mizota,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The documents were similar to the classified documents that Biden was also not supposed to have but were stored for years haphazardly in boxes in the garage of his Wilmington home beside his vintage 1967 Chevy Stingray.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The car, however, has a feature that automatically turns off the engine after one hour of idling.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Once a thriving Crowne Plaza, the hotel was downgraded to a Radisson and then a Red Lion before closing abruptly in early 2020 when the state suspended its tax permit.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Nell is forty-two years old in 1971 and seeking to find out more about her mother, Hazel, who was secretive and abruptly moved she and her sister Evie from home to home.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Impromptu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impromptu. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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