freestyle
No set routine
Freestyle describes performance done spontaneously without predetermined structure or rules.
In rap, freestyle means improvised lyrics delivered on the spot: He dropped a freestyle over the beat.
In swimming, freestyle is the fastest stroke category where competitors choose their technique.
In wrestling, freestyle allows leg attacks forbidden in Greco-Roman style.
The word suggests creative freedom within a general framework—skiing freestyle, freestyle dance, or any activity where improvisation replaces choreography.
Arising without external cause
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- off-the-cuffUnplanned, unrehearsed
extemporize · jam · riff · scat · unrehearsed · on-the-spot · instinctive · unplanned
Encoded communication method
- battleArmed military engagement
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- spittingOral fluid ejection
- MCVocal performer or host
emcee · beatbox · hip-hop · punchlines · wordplay · delivery · disses · mixtape
Coming apart suddenly
- poppingShort explosive sound
- lockingFixing firmly in position
- krumpingEnergetic expressive street dance
- b-boyMale street dancer
moves · routine · cipher · voguing · tutting · footwork · musicality · groove
Deliberate deception
- runMove swiftly on foot
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- halfpipeU-shaped ramp for tricks
- vertUpright orientation, abbreviated
street · competition · judge · score · BMX · skateboarding · skiing · motocross
spontaneous
Arising without external cause
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
off-the-cuff · extemporize · jam · riff · scat · unrehearsed · on-the-spot · instinctive · unplanned · jazz
cypher
Encoded communication method
MC · emcee · beatbox · hip-hop · punchlines · wordplay · delivery · disses · mixtape · flow
breaking
Coming apart suddenly
- poppingShort explosive sound
- lockingFixing firmly in position
- krumpingEnergetic expressive street dance
b-boy · moves · routine · cipher · voguing · tutting · footwork · musicality · groove · expression
trick
Deliberate deception
vert · street · competition · judge · score · BMX · skateboarding · skiing · motocross · snowboarding
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
finals · prelims · crawl · backstroke · breaststroke · butterfly · split · lane · block · taper
grappling
Close-quarters combat technique
singlet · folkstyle · Greco-Roman · NCAA · shoot · sprawl · clinch · escape · reversal · points
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- water sportsswimming, swimmer, surfing, surfer, diving
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- Hip-Hoprapper, rappers, rhymes, beat, lyrics
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- movement artscontemporary dance, modern dance, ballet solo, jazz dance, interpretive dance
freestylechoreographed
Arranged movements deliberately
scripted · rehearsed · routine · set piece · prescribed
freestylecompulsory
Required, not optional
breaststroke · backstroke · butterfly · prescribed · regulation
freestylescripted
Written out beforehand
written · composed · prepared · prewritten · ghostwritten
- freestyle danceUnchoreographed rhythmic movement
- freestyle skiingAcrobatic downhill snow sport
- freestyle battleImprovised competitive rhyming
- freestyle swimmingUnrestricted stroke competition
freestyles, freestyling, freestyled, freestyler, freestylers, freestyle skiing, freestyle wrestling