| ADJECTIVE | all | ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed | with little or no preparation or forethought |
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| all | ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten | said or done without having been planned or written in advance | |
| NOUN | communication | ad-lib | remark made spontaneously without prior preparation |
| VERB | creation | ad-lib, improvise, improvize, extemporize, extemporise | perform without preparation |
| Sounds | ae'dlih'b | |
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| Rhymes | bib ... sib: 12 rhymes with ihb... | |
| Meaning | With little or no preparation or forethought. | |
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| Example | "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment" | |
| Synonyms | extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed | |
| Broader | unprepared | Without preparation |
| Spanish | extemporáneo, improvisado, indiferente, insultante | |
| Meaning | said or done without having been planned or written in advance. | |
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| Example | "he made a few ad-lib remarks" | |
| Synonyms | spontaneous, unwritten | |
| Broader | unscripted | not furnished with or using a script |
| Meaning | Remark made spontaneously without prior preparation. | |
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| Example | "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians" | |
| Broader | remark, comment, input | A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information |
| Verbs | ad-lib | perform without preparation |
| Meaning | Perform without preparation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They will ad-lib the duet | |
| Synonyms | improvise, improvize, extemporize, extemporise | |
| Broader | perform, execute, do | carry out or perform an action |
| Spanish | improvisar | |
| Catalan | improvisar | |
| Nouns | ad-lib | remark made spontaneously without prior preparation |
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