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 rest are nameless and unstudied—part of what biologists call dark taxa.
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Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unstudied
Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unstudied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unstudied
Adjective
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Sunday, though, and especially the impromptu late-night gathering at the Linebacker Lounge after a public visitation for Holtz, was about something else.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Few things are more miserable than wet socks or suede sandals ruined by an impromptu downpour.—
Iman Balagam,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, the images shown feature girls and women, all non-actresses, caught in private moments inside their homes and in ordinary life, mixed with improvised scenes in a school, as well as landscape and observational scenes.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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The bomb, an improvised explosive device (IED), went off Sunday and damaged the entrance to the embassy's consular section.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Considering its loose, improvisational dialogue, stilted line readings, and tendency to break the fourth wall, Tender Touches feels a lot like a show Rick and Morty might stumble across while channel surfing on their interdimensional cable box.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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The tension between Goddard’s structured script and Lord and Miller and Gosling’s penchant for improvisational and physical comedy played out on set.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 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 21 Mar. 2026.
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