IMPROVISE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

improvise

verb

ˈim-prə-ˌvīz

Definition of improvise

as in to devise

to perform, make, or do without preparation since the award was a complete surprise, I improvised an acceptance speech

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Recent Examples of improvise That improvised wartime barrier has outlasted the conflict itself. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 Don’t improvise by spraying an animal with your own repellent. — Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 The first one was improvised, and that one was more produced. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026 Types of dance typically include belly dance, ceremonial dance, disco, soul, free or improvised, Latin, novelty or fad, social dance, street dance, swing dance, and folk dance. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for improvise

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David Lowery One of America’s most original directors returned this year with this underrated movie following an aging pop diva (Anne Hathaway) who reunites with her former costume designer (Michaela Coel) to devise a look for her comeback.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2026
But state and local planners devised a way to answer commuter’s growing concerns by converting Independence into a freeway.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of devise

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The removal of Maelor, however, snowballed into this moment where that character’s absence didn’t allow for that horrific book moment to be realized, so another set of reasons was concocted.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Like, for instance, Loughlin, who paid Singer $500,000 to concoct fake row team credentials — and even stage phony rowing photos — to get her two daughters into USC.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of concoct

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The future, instead, seems to belong to the teams and coaches who are willing to be a little more flexible and see their role as providing a platform on which their players might extemporize.

— Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
Friends said he was talented and could extemporize about anything.

— Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2023

Definition of extemporize

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