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Ad lib

//æd ˈlɪb//

Synonyms for "ad lib" (127 found)

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Informal (15)

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(4 words)

vamp knock off throw off jury-rig

Verb, slang(7 words)

cook up toss off toss out whomp up wing it lash up go off half-cocked

Adj, slang(1 words)

Noun, prep_phrase, slang(1 words)

General use (112)

Noun, verb(4 words)

measure make up quip jury rig

Adj, noun, verb(4 words)

fake precipitate stopgap unprepared

Noun(22 words)

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nonpreparation extemporariness

Adj, name(1 words)

Adj, noun(2 words)

makeshift impromptu

Adj, adv(4 words)

offhand out of hand pro tempore ad libitum

Adj, adv, noun(2 words)

haphazard extempore

Adjective(23 words)

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extemporary improviso improvisatorial

Verb(13 words)

strike off dash off whip up improvise throw together extemporize play by ear caught napping extemporized tripped up taken by surprise ad-libbing playing by ear

Adverb(3 words)

impromptu spontaneously ad libitum

Adj, verb(6 words)

surprised improvised unmade taken aback improvisate jury-rigged

taken unawares do offhand be caught napping caught off balance scrap the plan temporary arrangement lack of preparation temporary measure without coercion be surprised be taken unawares be unprepared have no plan off the hip a beneplacito a discretion ad arbitrium al piacere at choice

Adj, prep_phrase(1 words)

Prep_phrase(5 words)

off the cuff by ear at sight at short notice at pleasure

Adverb(3 words)

extemporaneously extemporarily a piacere

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