All improv synonyms
imΒ·prov
I i adj improv
- unrehearsed β to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- casual β If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- unscripted β not scripted; lacking a script: an unscripted idea for a movie.
- unofficial β a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- relaxed β being free of or relieved from tension or anxiety: in a relaxed mood.
- straightforward β going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- intimate β associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- ad-lib β If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- ad hoc β An ad hoc activity or organization is done or formed only because a situation has made it necessary and is not planned in advance.
- automatic β An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- casual β If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- immediate β occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
- impromptu β made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
- informal β without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- made-up β concocted; falsely fabricated or invented: a made-up story.
- makeshift β a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- off the cuff β with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
- offhand β cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- snap β to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- spontaneous β coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- unplanned β a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- unpremeditated β done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- unprepared β properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- unstudied β not studied; not premeditated or labored; natural; unaffected.
- spur-of-the-moment β occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.
- by ear β without reading from written music
verb improv
- make up β the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- concoct β If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.
- devise β If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- contrive β If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- invent β to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
- dream up β a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- brainstorm β If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- throw together β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- spark β Muriel (Sarah) (Camberg) 1918β2006, British novelist and writer, born in Scotland.
- coin β A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money.
- extemporise β (intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
- extemporize β Compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise.
- create β To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- fabulize β To compose or relate fables or fictions.
- fictionalise β Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fictionalize.
adjective improv
- extemporised β Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
- extemporized β Simple past tense and past participle of extemporize.
- simple β easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- everyday β Happening or used every day; daily.
- extemporary β Extemporaneous.
adverb improv
- extemporaneously β In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.