extemporise
Speak without preparation
To extemporise is to perform, speak, or create something without preparation—improvising on the spot.
A musician extemporises a solo, a speaker extemporises remarks when notes are lost.
The word suggests skilled improvisation rather than mere winging it: She extemporised brilliantly when the teleprompter failed.
British spelling of extemporize.
Without advance preparation
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
offhand · on-the-spot · spur-of-the-moment · unprepared · extemporary · unstudied · uncontrived · off-the-cuff
Improvisational American music genre
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- jamCooked fruit spread
- cadenzaExtended solo passage
- riffRepeated musical phrase
vamp · busk · solo · freestyle · monologue · stand-up · comedy · speech
Able to bend freely
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- responsiveQuick to react
- agileLimber and quick-moving
nimble · resilient · resourceful · accommodating · adjustable · quick-thinking · problem-solving · pragmatic
Showing original thought
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
original · clever · quick-witted · inspired · artistic · visionary · brainstorming · ideation
impromptu
Without advance preparation
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- unscriptedNot pre-written
ad-lib · offhand · on-the-spot · spur-of-the-moment · unprepared · extemporary · unstudied · uncontrived · off-the-cuff · unpremeditated
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
riff · vamp · busk · solo · freestyle · monologue · stand-up · comedy · speech · oration
flexible
Able to bend freely
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- responsiveQuick to react
agile · nimble · resilient · resourceful · accommodating · adjustable · quick-thinking · problem-solving · pragmatic · situational
inventive
Showing original thought
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
innovative · original · clever · quick-witted · inspired · artistic · visionary · brainstorming · ideation · compositional
extemporiseprepare
Make ready beforehand
rehearse · practise · script · premeditate · draft
extemporisedeliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
calculate · preconceive · strategise · scheme · think through
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