nnoun.communicationremark made spontaneously without prior preparationExamples:- his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians
Derivationally Related Form:ad-lib
Hypernyms:comment input remark
Inherited Hypernyms:ad-libremarkstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.creationperform without preparationSynset:extemporise extemporize improvise improvize
Examples:- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
Derivationally Related Form:improvisationad-libextemporisationextemporization
Hypernyms:do execute perform
Inherited Hypernyms:improviseperform
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | They will --- the duet (apply to: improvise, ad-lib)
adj satadj.allwith little or no preparation or forethoughtSynset:extemporaneous extemporary extempore impromptu off-the-cuff offhand offhanded unrehearsed
Examples:- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
Antonyms:prepared
Inherited Hypernyms:ad-lib
Similar to:unprepared
adj satadj.allsaid or done without having been planned or written in advanceSynset:spontaneous unwritten
Examples:- he made a few ad-lib remarks
Antonyms:scripted
Derivationally Related Form:spontaneousness
Inherited Hypernyms:ad-lib
Similar to:unscripted