Synonyms of improv

improv

noun

as in improvisation

something that is performed, made, or done without preparation

the performance features a two-minute improv as well as scripted segments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• improvisation
• impromptu
• ad-lib
• innovation
• extemporization
• concoction
• invention
• creation
• wrinkle
• contrivance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bit
• drill
• routine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of improv

And improv can provide some important lessons about developing an environment where everyone thrives. — Kelly Leonard, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

There are also the journalists, the athletes, and the kids who spend sunny days doing contact improv, which was invented at Oberlin, tangling their limbs in the grass outside the library. — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

The friends previously appeared together on Smith-Bynoe’s live improv show Kool Story Bro. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Fans of improv, musicals and audience participation will thoroughly enjoy this performance and should be prepared to repent for sins like eating a hamburger, owning too many snakes or yearning for a younger man. — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026

Despite the project’s associations with jazz, improv, and post-punk, Durutti Column transcendence rarely arises from a guys-in-the-room mentality; Reilly seems to compose in profound isolation, letting ambered reverb pool out from his fingers. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

In an interview with Porter published on July 6, Cruz discussed another scene that involved improv. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Losing High Plains is a significant blow to Colorado’s comedy scene, which still counts top-notch clubs such as Comedy Works, a location of The Improv chain, and independent improv and stand-up havens such as Rise Comedy. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 July 2026

Advertisement Was there any improv involved in the scenes with you and Will singing? — Barry Levitt, Time, 16 July 2026