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

Another meaningful message came from Perrin’s friend Ali Klein, who reflected on her ability to transform an impromptu idea into an experience that brought strangers together.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
After meeting at a Neville Brothers crawfish boil, the pair wandered through the French Quarter, eventually trailed by an impromptu parade of Deadheads.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of impromptu

Adjective

Likewise, the respite afforded by the twin hydration breaks has also reduced the need for improvised periods of gentlemanly repose, which in turn has lessened the demand for the chilly spray.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
Outside hospitals, temporary shelters and improvised morgues, relatives continue posting photographs and names of missing family members on social media, hoping someone might recognize them or provide information about their fate.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

Definition of improvised

Adjective

This reflects the improvisational attitude that Pan, who has released several albums, first developed as a genre-defying musician and composer.

— News Desk, Artforum, 31 July 2026
Kiesler and his heirs envisioned architecture that would make the arts more available, provisional, improvisational, democratic, and participatory, more playful and less aloof.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

Definition of improvisational

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