extemporizes
Speaks without preparation
Extemporizes means to speak, perform, or compose something without preparation or a script.
A musician might extemporize a solo, or a speaker might extemporize when their notes go missing.
The word suggests improvisation with some skill or confidence, distinguishing it from merely stumbling through unprepared.
She extemporized brilliantly when the teleprompter failed.
Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed
- ad-libsUnrehearsed spoken remarks
- wings itImprovises without preparation
- freestylesUnscripted rap verses
- riffsRepeated melodic figures
spontaneous · unrehearsed · off-the-cuff · unscripted · theatrical · monologue · standup · jazz
Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed
- jamsCooked fruit spreads
- riffsRepeated melodic figures
- solosSingle-performer pieces
- noodlesBoiled dough strands
variations · embellishes · ornaments · cadenza · bebop · scat singing · instrumental · melodic
Without advance preparation
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
addresses · lectures · keynote · toastmaster · debate · responds · articulates · discourse
Creates something novel
- devisesInvents through ingenuity
- concoctsInvents by combining elements
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
- makes upFabricates or reconciles
creates · composes · improvises · brainstorms · generates · imagines · originates · constructs
improvises
Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed
- ad-libsUnrehearsed spoken remarks
- wings itImprovises without preparation
- freestylesUnscripted rap verses
riffs · spontaneous · unrehearsed · off-the-cuff · unscripted · theatrical · monologue · standup · jazz · scat
improvises
Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed
noodles · variations · embellishes · ornaments · cadenza · bebop · scat singing · instrumental · melodic · harmonic
impromptu
Without advance preparation
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
rhetoric · addresses · lectures · keynote · toastmaster · debate · responds · articulates · discourse · verbal
invents
Creates something novel
- devisesInvents through ingenuity
- concoctsInvents by combining elements
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
makes up · creates · composes · improvises · brainstorms · generates · imagines · originates · constructs · formulates