A musician friend of mine gave an impromptu performance of a piece he had just finished composing.
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Impromptu
/ɪmˈpɹɑmpt(j)u/
Synonyms for "impromptu" (138 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Noun(3 words)
ad libad libitumad-libad-libbingarrangementat short noticeat sightby earcadenzacandidcasualcaught nappingcaught off balancecaught shortextemporaneousextemporaneouslyextemporaneousnessextemporarilyextemporarinessextemporary
Adverb(2 words)
ad libad libitum
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (41)
extemporeextemporizationextemporizedflourishhaphazardhastyhot lickimprovisationimprovisatorialimproviseimprovisedimprovisionimprovisointerpolationjury rigjury riggedjury-rigjury-riggedlickmakeshift
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Adjective(12 words)
extemporefreehandedimprovisationalimprovisatoryimprovised activityimprovised approachimprovised discourseimprovised lessonimprovised methodimprovised plannonplanning authoritiesnonplanning content
Noun(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (69)
Adjective(20 words)
nonplanning phraseoff-the-cuffoffhandoffhandedquick sketchspontaneous actsspontaneous episodespontaneous planspontaneous techniquespontaneous techniquesunplanned activityunplanned dayunplanned historyunplanned periodunplanned readingunplanned studyunplanned watchingunrehearsedunscheduledunscripted
off the cuffoff the hipoff-the-cuffoffhandon sightout of handplaying by earprecipitatepro temporequickriffrough-and-readyscratchsnapspurstopgapsurprisedtaken abacktaken by surprisetaken unawares
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temporary arrangementtemporary measuretripped upunarrangedunbegununconcocteduncontrivedundeliberatedundevisedunhatchedunmadeunmanufacturedunorganizedunplannedunpremeditatedunpreparedunprimedunreadyunrehearsedunstudiedvamp
Adverb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
11 entriesaddressadverbcompositionmanner adverbmusical formmusical passagepassageperformancespeechspontaneityunplannedness
More specific
11 entriesCollocations
11 entriesimpromptu concertimpromptu discussionimpromptu lectureimpromptu meetingimpromptu performanceimpromptu presentationimpromptu questionimpromptu remarkimpromptu remarksimpromptu speechimpromptu talk
Inflections
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 8 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- impromptu noun (short composition)
Finnish
2 entries- impromptu noun (short composition)
- improvisaatio noun (short composition)
German
1 entries- Impromptu noun (short composition)
Greek
1 entries- αυτοσχεδιασμός noun (short composition)
Portuguese
1 entries- improviso noun (short composition)
Russian
2 entries- импровиза́ция noun (short composition)
- экспро́мт noun (short composition)
Spanish
1 entries- impromptu noun (short composition)
Turkish
1 entries- doğaç noun (short composition)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
Source: tatoeba (1611756)
I called a few friends and we had an impromptu party.
Source: tatoeba (2300060)
Before the building of school grounds, an area near my home on Lulu Island was mounds of dirt. There was an impromptu bike track. Wild red poppies grew. I would fantasize that amongst the mounds were Star Wars' Jawas.
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