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Synonyms for improvise
ˈɪm prəˌvaɪzim·pro·vise

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  1. improviseverb

    Synonyms:
    fly by the seat of ones pants, wing it, think on ones feet, punt, play by ear

  2. improviseverb

    To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, instinct, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.

    Synonyms:
    wing it, think on ones feet, punt, fly by the seat of ones pants, play by ear

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  1. improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporiseverb

    perform without preparation

    "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

    Synonyms:
    ad-lib, improvize, extemporise, extemporize

  2. improvise, extemporizeverb

    manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand

    "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

    Synonyms:
    ad-lib, improvize, extemporise, extemporize

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. delicate

    fast to break

    the vase is delicate

    Submitted by rinat on October 2, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. improviseverb

    Synonyms:
    improvisate, speak extempore

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How to use improvise in a sentence?

  1. Wayne Riley:

    We're really taking a lot of tactics from military medicine to do this disaster medicine, you make it up, you improvise, you get creative in the times of disaster and epidemic.

  2. Tom Vize:

    There were some pretty tight turns, we had some difficulty in the simulator, the computer couldn’t do them that tight, so we had to improvise, and it turned out great.

  3. Ry Cooder:

    You have to be able to improvise and respond to what's going on around you. Then you might get a good piece of work done.

  4. Melissa McCarthy:

    I think it's really fun. We worked really, really hard on the script. We're constantly changing it at the end of each night of shooting, we re-evaluate has anything changed today that may affect the work tomorrow, we improvise tiny little bits. I improvise a lot but it never strays away from that map.

  5. Kyrie Irving:

    Basketball isn't a game; it's an art form. You master the fundamentals so you can forget 'em, so you can improvise and just concentrate on what really matters; getting buckets.


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