vverb.creationperform without preparationSynset:ad-lib 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)
vverb.socialmanage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at handSynset:extemporize improvise
Examples:- after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
Derivationally Related Form:improvisation
Hypernyms:contend cope deal get by grapple make do make out manage
Inherited Hypernyms:improvisecopeact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
adj satadj.alldone or made using whatever is availableSynset:jury-rigged makeshift
Examples:- crossed the river on improvised bridges
- the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
- the rock served as a makeshift hammer
Antonyms:permanent
Derivationally Related Form:makeshift
Inherited Hypernyms:improvised
Similar to:impermanent temporary