Synonyms for improvised
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1. improvised

   Extemporaneous, originally signifying of or from the time or occasion, has come to mean done or made with but little (if any) preparation, and is now chiefly applied to addresses of which the thought has been prepared, and only the language and incidental treatment left to the suggestion of the moment, so that an extemporaneous speech is understood to be any one that is not read or recited; impromptu keeps its original sense, denoting something that springs from the instant; the impromptu utterance is generally brief, direct, and vigorous; the extemporaneous speech may chance to be prosy. Offhand is still more emphatic as to the readiness and freedom of the utterance. Unpremeditated is graver and more formal, denoting absolute want of preparation, but is rather too heavy a word to be applied to such apt, ready utterance as is generally designated by impromptu.

   Synonyms:
   extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unpremeditated

   Antonyms:
   elaborated, premeditated, prepared, read, recited, studied, written

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1. improvised, jury-rigged, makeshiftadjective

   done or made using whatever is available

   "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"

   Synonyms:
   makeshift, jury-rigged

   Antonyms:
   lasting, permanent

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1. spontaneous

   to improvise is an act spontaneity.

   Submitted by caracristijc on July 22, 2023  

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1. List of paraphrases for "improvised":

   makeshift, homemade, home-made, bullshitted, impromptu, off-the-cuff, primitive, home-assembled, self-made, ieds, locally-made, circumstance, handmade, informal, hand-made

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1. Lisa Marie Wiley:

   I stepped on a bomb on Thanksgiving 2011, the ground was peppered with IEDs( improvised explosive devices) and we went down on an incline and I stepped right on it.

2. Dallas Police Chief David Brown:

   They improvised this whole idea in about 15, 20 minutes, i asked the question of how much (explosives) we were using, and I said ... 'Don't bring the building down.' But that was the extent of my guidance.

3. Police Colonel Kamtorn Uicharoen:

   The bombs in these two areas were improvised explosive devices triggered by timer.

4. Raul Munguia:

   At that time, Austin Police noticed what appeared to be an improvised explosive device inside the vehicle. the officers noticed that the suspect was wearing some sort of vest.

5. Colonel Sean Ryan:

   ISIS fighters have been using suicide vests and car bombs to slow down the SDF offensive and hide from Coalition strikes in the area of Baghouz, they still hold civilians and are lacing the tunnels with IEDs (improvised explosive devices) as well.