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
Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Yes, the original one, with the Jawas riding around in that big SUV, having impromptu droid sales and whatnot.
—Dan Ewen, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
Every so often, one of the South African teams would spontaneously burst into song, dragging everyone in earshot into an impromptu dance party.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
Chenoweth and Menzel recently performed an impromptu Wicked duet following Menzel's performance in Redwood at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City on Thursday, April 3.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Francis was the first pope to journey to a war zone, to grant dozens of one-on-one interviews with journalists, pose for innumerable selfies with admirers, and the first to marry two flight attendants in an impromptu in-flight wedding.
—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Yes, the original one, with the Jawas riding around in that big SUV, having impromptu droid sales and whatnot.
—Dan Ewen, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
Every so often, one of the South African teams would spontaneously burst into song, dragging everyone in earshot into an impromptu dance party.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
Chenoweth and Menzel recently performed an impromptu Wicked duet following Menzel's performance in Redwood at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City on Thursday, April 3.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impromptu
Noun
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The concept of improvisation was never foreign to me.—
Steve Rothaus,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Last year, for example, Moore performed a free improvisation set with former Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn., and later in London (joined by drummer Steve Noble at one gig).—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
17 Apr. 2025
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Across Spain and Portugal, trains and traffic lights abruptly stopped working.—
Natasha Bernal,
Wired News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Organizers and artists are scrambling to find new venues after the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts abruptly canceled a week's worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights tied to this summer's World Pride festival in Washington, D.C.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Impromptu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impromptu. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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