improvises
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Improvises means to create or perform something spontaneously without preparation.
A musician improvises a solo, a cook improvises a meal from whatever's in the fridge, an actor improvises dialogue when they forget their lines.
The word extends to making do with available materials: We improvised a shelter from branches and tarps.
To improvise is to work without a script or plan, responding to the moment.
Done without advance preparation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
- unscriptedNot pre-written
unplanned · offhand · on-the-spot · unpremeditated · spur-of-the-moment · off-the-cuff · candid · instinctive
Improvisational American music genre
- jamCooked fruit spread
- soloPerformance by one
- scattingImprovised nonsense singing
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
riff · busking · stand-up · sketch · cabaret · monologue · repartee · vaudeville
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-rigImprovise temporary repair
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- patchMaterial covering damage
MacGyver · kludge · hack · Band-Aid · temporary · substitute · repurpose · modify
Showing original thought
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
originality · imagination · problem-solving · brainstorm · ideation · inspiration · artistry · flair
extemporaneous
Done without advance preparation
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- unrehearsedNot practiced beforehand
unscripted · unplanned · offhand · on-the-spot · unpremeditated · spur-of-the-moment · off-the-cuff · candid · instinctive · impulsive
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
freestyle · riff · busking · stand-up · sketch · cabaret · monologue · repartee · vaudeville · commedia
makeshift
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-rigImprovise temporary repair
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
MacGyver · patch · kludge · hack · Band-Aid · temporary · substitute · repurpose · modify · adjust
inventive
Showing original thought
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- cleverShowing mental quickness
innovative · originality · imagination · problem-solving · brainstorm · ideation · inspiration · artistry · flair · ingenuity
- jazz improvisationSpontaneous musical composition during performance
- improvisational comedyUnscripted comedic performance
- musical improvisationSpontaneous live music creation
- improvisational theaterSpontaneous dramatic performance
- improvised comedyUnplanned comedic performance
- improvised explosive deviceCrude weapon from everyday materials
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