as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
stumbled through an improvised reply to an unexpected question at the press conference
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as in concocted
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 improvised
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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
His signature moment was the improvised pass to Johnson on the right sideline.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The suspect also had a smoke bomb, or a firework that would produce smoke, but no bomb or improvised explosives were found on the scene, according to O'Hara.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
But this shift was not an improvised experiment.
—Martín Toro, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Some interventions can seem more improvised than others.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
For years, the no-budget film with improvised dialogue was a lodestar for aspiring filmmakers with indie dreams.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The men did not have proper equipment for a badminton match but improvised.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
On the opening drive, Dart improvised and hit wide receiver Gunner Olszewski for a 50-yard catch and run down to the Patriots’ 11-yard line.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
Was anything improvised at any point?
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Their actions were idiosyncratic, often improvised.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
This entire tournament has been largely improvised, the league and the players’ association catching lightning in a bottle due to the quality of play, the political stakes and the buy-in and passion of the players involved.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Like with the first film, after basic ideas for the scenes were agreed upon, the dialog for second film was entirely improvised.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The directors surprised the audience by revealing the film had no script, and was largely improvised.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
The improvised nature of the production was born in part out of practical necessity.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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
His signature moment was the improvised pass to Johnson on the right sideline.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The suspect also had a smoke bomb, or a firework that would produce smoke, but no bomb or improvised explosives were found on the scene, according to O'Hara.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
But this shift was not an improvised experiment.
—Martín Toro, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Some interventions can seem more improvised than others.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
For years, the no-budget film with improvised dialogue was a lodestar for aspiring filmmakers with indie dreams.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
She, whose life would end in the last year of this leaden, sick, suffocating century, in a noose improvised with the rope of a gymnastics ring.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The men did not have proper equipment for a badminton match but improvised.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
On the opening drive, Dart improvised and hit wide receiver Gunner Olszewski for a 50-yard catch and run down to the Patriots’ 11-yard line.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
Was anything improvised at any point?
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Their actions were idiosyncratic, often improvised.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
This entire tournament has been largely improvised, the league and the players’ association catching lightning in a bottle due to the quality of play, the political stakes and the buy-in and passion of the players involved.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Like with the first film, after basic ideas for the scenes were agreed upon, the dialog for second film was entirely improvised.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The directors surprised the audience by revealing the film had no script, and was largely improvised.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvised
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Christmas Eve is her favorite day of the year, but she’s just been informed that her adult children won’t be coming over tonight because her ex-husband has decided to throw an impromptu wedding reception after his impromptu courthouse wedding with his second wife.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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No longer do white picket fences divide neighbors and security gates enclose neighborhoods, but walking trails zig zag throughout the homes with lush landscaping to give access to impromptu social intersections alongside nature.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To solve this problem, materials scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have concocted a new sunscreen recipe that spares the ocean’s vital microorganisms.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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On paper, Dallas has the tools to do just that, but NBA insider Zach Buckley, of Bleacher Report, has concocted a trade proposal that sees the Mavericks strengthen their forward position.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 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
Verb
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Ken Goldberg, a University of California, Berkeley professor, devised a novel solution to bridge this gap.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Einstein’s theory of relativity is one of the most mind-bending theories ever devised.—
Don Lincoln,
Big Think,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ziva hid Tali from Tony initially and then faked her own death.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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As synthetic content grows more common, what can’t be faked grows more valuable.—
Rod Yancy,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Improvised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvised. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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