prewritten
Drafted in advance
Prewritten describes text composed in advance rather than created on the spot.
A prewritten speech is prepared beforehand, unlike improvised remarks.
Software often includes prewritten templates or prewritten responses for common situations.
The term sometimes carries a slight dismissiveness—suggesting something generic rather than tailored: The customer service rep gave me some prewritten answer.
Sealed for preservation
- stockGoods kept for sale
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- genericNot brand-name
- templatedMade from preset framework
cookie-cutter · fill-in-the-blank · boilerplate · form · prefabricated · ready-made · off-the-shelf · predetermined
Original text before publication
- draftPreliminary version of text
- scriptWritten words for performance
- speechOral communication ability
- statementExpressed claim or fact
remarks · text · document · essay · letter · response · testimony · answers
Overused and unoriginal
- clichedOverused and unoriginal
- staleNo longer fresh
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- rehashedReused without fresh thought
recycled · derivative · uninspired · formulaic · predictable · conventional · unimaginative · lazy
Spoken exchange between parties
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- teleprompterElectronic script display device
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
cue cards · transcript · voiceover · narration · scenario · libretto · storyboard · prompter
canned
Sealed for preservation
templated · cookie-cutter · fill-in-the-blank · boilerplate · form · prefabricated · ready-made · off-the-shelf · predetermined · preset
manuscript
Original text before publication
statement · remarks · text · document · essay · letter · response · testimony · answers · material
hackneyed
Overused and unoriginal
rehashed · recycled · derivative · uninspired · formulaic · predictable · conventional · unimaginative · lazy · copied
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- teleprompterElectronic script display device
monologue · cue cards · transcript · voiceover · narration · scenario · libretto · storyboard · prompter · rehearsed
prewrittenimprovised
Created without prior planning
extemporaneous · spontaneous · ad-libbed · off-the-cuff · unscripted
prewrittenunrehearsed
Not practiced beforehand
unprepared · unplanned · freestyle · stream-of-consciousness · freeform
prewrittenoriginal
First or inventive
fresh · bespoke · made-to-order · tailored
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