extemporising
Making it up
Extemporising is the British spelling of extemporizing—performing, speaking, or creating something without preparation.
A musician extemporises a solo, a speaker extemporises remarks when notes fail.
The word suggests improvisation under pressure, making do with what's at hand: She extemporised a bandage from her scarf.
Unscripted speech or remark
- off-the-cuffUnplanned, unrehearsed
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
winging · freestyle · on-the-spot · improvisational · extemporary · spontaneous · unplanned · unpremeditated
Temporarily holding position
- stageRaised performance platform
- theaterVenue for live drama
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
- comedyWork meant to amuse
audience · drama · sketch · stand-up · role-play · monologue · soloist · cadenza
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- last-minuteJust before deadline
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- ad-hocFor a specific purpose
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
stopgap · emergency · unforeseen · unexpected · sudden · cobbled-together · jury-rigged · rough-and-ready
Formal public speech
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- addressSpeak to formally
- sermonClergy's worship address
lecture · presentation · declamation · monologue · soliloquy · homily · proclamation · discourse
Generating many ideas freely
- originalityNovel creative quality
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
inspiration · innovation · flair · resourcefulness · adaptability · flexibility · problem-solving · cleverness
ad-lib
Unscripted speech or remark
- off-the-cuffUnplanned, unrehearsed
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- unscriptedNot pre-written
unrehearsed · winging · freestyle · on-the-spot · improvisational · extemporary · spontaneous · unplanned · unpremeditated · instinctive
acting
Temporarily holding position
comedy · audience · drama · sketch · stand-up · role-play · monologue · soloist · cadenza · jazz
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- last-minuteJust before deadline
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- ad-hocFor a specific purpose
provisional · stopgap · emergency · unforeseen · unexpected · sudden · cobbled-together · jury-rigged · rough-and-ready · off-guard
oration
Formal public speech
sermon · lecture · presentation · declamation · monologue · soliloquy · homily · proclamation · discourse · articulation
brainstorming
Generating many ideas freely
- originalityNovel creative quality
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
ingenuity · inspiration · innovation · flair · resourcefulness · adaptability · flexibility · problem-solving · cleverness · spontaneity
extemporisingscripting
Writing executable commands
preparing · rehearsing · reciting · memorising · planning
improvise, improvised, improvisation, extemporaneous, extempore, improvises, extemporize, improviser, improvisers