Synonyms of impromptu
17 similar words
Another word for impromptu is spur-of-the-moment. Other synonyms of impromptu are off-the-cuff, improvised, offhand, extemporaneous and extempore.
Synonyms and similar words for impromptu
adjectiveImprovised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
- extemporaneousWith inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
- extemporeCarried out with no preparation; impromptu.
- ad libExtemporaneous, impromptu.
- unplanned
- extemporaryExtemporaneous.
- extemporized
- gash UK, slangOf poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted.
- improvisedCreated by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
- improvisoNot prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
- off-the-cuffExtemporaneous; without prior preparation; spontaneous; impromptu.
- offhandWithout planning or thinking ahead.
- spur-of-the-momentSpontaneous; impromptu.
- extemporal archaicExtemporaneous.
adverbExtemporaneously; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
- ex temporeWithout preparation; extemporaneously.
- cold
verbTo compose offhand.
- extemporizeTo perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
- improviseTo make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork...
Meaning of impromptu
- adjective Improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
- adverb Extemporaneously; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
- noun A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
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Questions about synonyms of impromptu
- What is another word for impromptu?
- Impromptu has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as spur-of-the-moment, off-the-cuff, improvised, offhand, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporize and improvise.
- What does impromptu mean?
- Impromptu means improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.
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