Synonyms for off the cuff
off the cuff

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1. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsedadverb

   with little or no preparation or forethought

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   unwritten, unrehearsed, ad-lib, off-the-cuff, extemporaneous, extempore, offhand, spontaneous, extemporary, impromptu, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   prepared

2. off the cuffadverb

   without preparation

   "the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"

   Antonyms:
   prepared

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1. Clare Mosley:

   For a British home secretary to accuse and castigate ordinary people when the facts of this incident are not yet even known is shocking and disturbing, this is not simply a careless, off-the-cuff emotional response. It is a misleading, opportunistic smoke screen concocted to deflect attention from the multiple warnings Clare Mosley has had about what was clearly going to happen at Napier Barracks.

2. Adam Schiff:

   This is not something that should be done off-the-cuff by the President of the United States just looking for a cheap shot at his predecessor.

3. Renee Ellmers:

   Women are going to choose the next president, they care very much about all kinds of issues. National security is a main issue, soccer moms of yesterday are security moms of today, i know he's made some off-the-cuff comments. I certainly don't condone them, but I know the sense of un-comfortability as a Republican, I think, we need to concentrate on things we agree with, we need to come together in a unified party.

4. Paris Davis:

   That was just not something off the cuff, i mean for someone with Sgt. Morgan’s experience in combat to say that he thought [Capt.] Davis should receive a Medal of Honor – that struck me as very profound.

5. Sheena Melwani:

   All the comments you hear are off the cuff, i never know what is coming so my reactions are 100 % authentic. I think this is one of the reasons this is all so enjoyable.