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[ im-pruh-vahyzd ] / ˈɪm prəˌvaɪzd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR improvised ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemade or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit. Origin of improvisedFirst recorded in 1830–40; improvise + -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR improvisedunpremeditated, unrehearsed, unprepared. SEE SYNONYMS FOR improvised ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR improvisedrehearsed. SEE ANTONYMS FOR improvised ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for improvisedSee extemporaneous. OTHER WORDS FROM improvisedim·pro·vis·ed·ly [im-pruh-vahy-zid-lee], /ˌɪm prəˈvaɪ zɪd li/, adverbun·im·pro·vised, adjectivewell-im·pro·vised, adjectiveWords nearby improvisedimprovident, improvisation, improvisator, improvisatory, improvise, improvised, improvised explosive device, improvvisatore, imprudent, impsonite, impudence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for improvisedHalf of it is taken up by the bunk beds and improvised benches. Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On|Tina Brown|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST “That was improvised quite a bit,” Travolta told The Daily Beast. The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary|Marlow Stern|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST He patrolled on foot, and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) filled the donkey paths that crisscrossed the wadis and hills. How a Thumb-Sized Gauge Is Revolutionizing Traumatic Brain Injuries|Brian Castner|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yelena Fomina provides free psychological help at an improvised office occupying a former McDonalds ron the corner of the Maidan. Kiev’s Protestors Put on Uniforms|Anna Nemtsova|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lest I take it not quite seriously, my commander slapped me on the back and threw a pebble into the improvised line of LEDs. War Games: Microsoft Invades Liechtenstein for Halo 4 Blowout|Alex Klein|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST Again they advanced, in better order, and again the improvised infantry forced them back. Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865|Carlton McCarthy Their own bucket, improvised out of a dish-cover and a rope, lay close to the brink. The Wings of the Morning|Louis Tracy The improvised sledge was at the door, laden with many boxes. A Son of Hagar|Sir Hall Caine He hoisted it to the top of the improvised mast, spreading it so that it threw a shadow on the boat. The Lost Warship|Robert Moore Williams So these were the words the mysterious singer had improvised to sing with those which were well known by every live American boy.
Words related to improvisedspontaneous, impromptu, makeshift, ad-lib, extemporized, extemporaneous, extempore, fly-by-night, hit-or-miss, offhand, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied, spur-of-the-moment, autoschediastic |