Synonyms for "extempore" (32 found)

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Closest matches (7)

ad libcadenzacasualextemporaneous

Adjective(2 words)

ad-libextemporaneous

Adjective(1 words)

casual

Strong matches (9)

extemporaneouslyflourishimprovisationimprovisedinterpolation

Adverb(2 words)

extemporaneouslyextemporarily

Adjective(2 words)

extemporaryimpromptu

Related words (16)

jury rigjury riggedlickmakeshiftout of handscratchspontaneousstopgapunpremeditatedunstudiedvamp

Adjective(4 words)

off-the-cuffoffhandoffhandedunrehearsed

Prep_phrase(1 words)

on the hoof

Related word relations

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4 relation types

Synonyms

2 entries

extemporaneousextemporaneously

derived

1 entries

extemporize

related to

4 entries

extemporaneouslyimpromptuimprovisepreparation

similar

1 entries

unprepared

Translations

18 translations across 6 languages.

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Dutch

4 entries

• geïmproviseerd adj (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)
• onvoorbereid adj (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)
• onvoorbereid adv (without preparation; extemporaneously)
• voor de vuist weg adv (without preparation; extemporaneously)

French

2 entries

• extemporané adj (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)
• extemporanément adv (without preparation; extemporaneously)

Italian

1 entries

• improvvisato adj (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)

Māori

2 entries

• mahia noa iho adj (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)
• tene adj (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)

Polish

4 entries

• impromptu adj (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)
• improwizowany adj (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)
• impromptu adv (without preparation; extemporaneously)
• improwizacja noun (Something improvised)

Russian

3 entries

• импровизированный adj (carried out with no preparation; impromptu)
• импровизированно adv (without preparation; extemporaneously)
• импровиза́ция noun (Something improvised)

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