Improvisation is an essential part of jazz. It also used to be important in classical music, but this is not true nowadays.
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Improvisation
/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Synonyms for "improvisation" (133 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Noun(5 words)
actionad hoc measuread libad-libbinganswerarrangementartificeauthorshipbeginningcadenzacoinageconceptionconcoctioncontrivancecontrivingcountermovecoupcourse of actioncreationcreative effort
Strong matches (40)
Noun(15 words)
dramatic improvisationextemporisationextemporizingflexibilityfreeformfreestyleimpromptu creationimpromptusimprovisationsimprovised performanceimprovisingjamjammingjazzjazzing
Related words (66)
last expedientlast resortlast shiftlickmakeshiftmaking domaneuvermeansmeans to an endmeasuremintagemovenonpreparationnonpreparednessoriginationpis allerplanlessnessplaying by earpro temporeresort
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resourceriffshake upshake-upshiftsolutionstepstopgapstratagemstrokestroke of policytactictemporary arrangementtemporary expedienttemporary measuretricktrumpunfitnessunfittednessunpreparednessunqualificationunqualifiednessunreadinessunsuitabilityunsuitablenessunsuitednessvampvulnerabilityworking hypothesisworking proposition
Noun(13 words)
live improvisationmore unplannedmuddlingmusical improvisationnoodlenoodlingon the flyresourcefulnessriffingscroungingspontaneitytemporary expedientvamping
Adjective(2 words)
more nonplanningspontaneous improvisation
Verb(1 words)
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8 entriesartistic practiceartistic processcognitive skillcreationcreative activityexpedientlearning strategyperformance
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3 entriesclassroom improvisationdramatic improvisationmusical improvisation
Collocations
6 entriesdramatic improvisationfree improvisationimprovisation skillslive improvisationmusical improvisationspontaneous improvisation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Improvisation is the soul of a good conversation.
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Improvisation is an integral part of jazz.
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This is a great improvisation.
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