as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
has an unstudied effervescence that is rare in show business
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Recent Examples of unstudied
The unfinished portrait drawing was a Regency fashion, as executed by professional society artists Thomas Lawrence and Richard Cosway, where the intention was to capture personality unawares, unstudied, as in life.
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Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
And while the researchers are quick to warn about the unstudied risks of relying too heavily on this technology, the study shows that there's both demand and benefit there.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
Though a few other caterpillar venoms have been studied at least a little, most remain almost entirely unstudied, says Walker—and medicine may be missing out.
—Bob Holmes, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
My robes and caftans from the brand are among my most treasured pieces with their unstudied, easy elegance.
—Cora Harrington, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
And while the researchers are quick to warn about the unstudied risks of relying too heavily on this technology, the study shows that there's both demand and benefit there.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
Though a few other caterpillar venoms have been studied at least a little, most remain almost entirely unstudied, says Walker—and medicine may be missing out.
—Bob Holmes, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
My robes and caftans from the brand are among my most treasured pieces with their unstudied, easy elegance.
—Cora Harrington, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstudied
Adjective
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Without doubt, Her Royal Highness's impromptu visit definitely left everybody overjoyed.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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But out of everything, the archive’s most astonishing component is a series of home movies that allegedly capture impromptu moments of psychokinetic activity within an upside-down fish tank.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Five minutes after half-time, Dominic Calvert-Lewin had the space to guide an improvised finish home with his chest, after Gruev was allowed far too much room to cross from the edge of the box.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The film’s director and lead actor, Christopher Guest, had shown her scenes of their co-stars already seeming comfortable in their heavily improvised roles.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Thompson has explored visual art since moving to New Zealand, as well as starting an improvisational guitar-drums duo called Tondo.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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The president’s crackdown has adopted an improvisational approach, not an institutional one, with blurred leadership roles and no clear chain of command.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What had once either gone unconsidered or been managed at the campaign level is now being discussed as a core element of corporate strategy.—
Jordan P. Kelley,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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And Wiles, a shrewd lobbyist based in Florida, seldom makes unconsidered moves.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Unstudied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unstudied. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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