UNREHEARSED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

unrehearsed

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈhərst

Definition of unrehearsed

as in impromptu

made or done without previous thought or preparation an unrehearsed speech of thanks

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Recent Examples of unrehearsed Funnily enough, Alexis can’t tell you what those unforced, unrehearsed words were. — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025 Unlike offline reality, where spontaneous and unrehearsed human expression is not only possible but inevitable, a life online is always reminded of its own artifice. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2025 For over a decade Open Group has been creating unrehearsed situations, performative films, and spatial experiments. — Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025 Format this as conversational language that sounds unrehearsed. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrehearsed

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Adjective

Harley walked into an impromptu interview to become the Huskies interim coach, and less than 48 hours later, NIU announced Hammock’s resignation and Harley’s promotion.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Segovia, a percussionist, has always filled his home with music – playing impromptu concerts for the neighborhood out of open garage doors or inviting friends and fellow musicians over to jam.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of impromptu

Adjective

That's enough to loosen steep slopes where some of the 210,000 islanders live off the grid in improvised housing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Forecasters warn that up to 25 inches of rain and powerful winds could trigger life-threatening flooding, mudslides and even wildfires, especially in remote communities where many residents live off the grid in improvised housing.

— Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of improvised

Adjective

Fans of the popular comedy podcast were greeted with a generic British woman’s voice stating the episode number today instead of Watts’ improvisational beatboxing riff that served as the show’s intro since 2011.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026
The interactivity and reliance on improvisational actors limits audience size to around seven people at a time, Lyons said.

— David Bloom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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