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[ im-prov ] / ˈɪm prɒv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR improv ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of improvBy shortening Words nearby improvimproper fraction, Improperia, improper integral, impropriate, impropriety, improv, improve, improvement, improve on, improver, improvident Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for improvStephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Steve Carell, and a host of others got their start with the improv troupe. The Ladies of Second City Read Grindr Hookup Messages|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST But he becomes animated when talking about his background in musical theater, improv comedy, and character acting. The Most Depressing Show on Earth: Amongst the Clowns of Newark|Lizzie Crocker|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Unlike in stand up where there are far more women of color, in improv, their presence is sorely lacking. SNL's Kenan Thompson and the Invisible Black Women of Comedy|Tricia Romano|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST “Organizations like the Groundlings, Improv Olympic, and the Upright Citizens Brigade are farm teams for SNL,” says Tyler. SNL's Kenan Thompson and the Invisible Black Women of Comedy|Tricia Romano|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She cites the “expense” of training in improv schools as at least one reason for the lack of diversity. SNL's Kenan Thompson and the Invisible Black Women of Comedy|Tricia Romano|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST John Andrews tells the story of the school boys who, in the phrase of the day, "improv'd" the coast on School Street. The Siege of Boston|Allen French It is certain, Virgil is much indebted to him, tho' he has much improv'd his Manner. Lectures on Poetry|Joseph Trapp The blooming boy, who left his image in my young heart, is at four and twenty improv'd in every grace that fix'd him there. The Belle's Stratagem|Hannah Cowley And, above all, let them be improv'd; by no means let them lose in the Repetition. Observations on the Florid Song|Pier Francesco Tosi
British Dictionary definitions for improv
nounimprovised performance, esp by a comedian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to improvspontaneous, offhand, unscripted, unofficial, relaxed, straightforward, intimate, concoct, devise, ad-lib, contrive, invent, dream up, brainstorm, throw together, fake, jam, spark, extemporize, coin |