This smart Mary improvised a leapword play, which was a much more efficient method to move inside sentences. This way she had already jumped over two of them, including a very high first one.
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Improvised
Synonyms for "improvised" (158 found)
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Closest matches (32)
ad hocad libitumad-libband-aidcasualcaught nappingcaught off balancecaught shortextemporaneousextemporaryextempore
Verb(5 words)
Adjective(10 words)
ad hoc approachad hoc codingad hoc instructionad hoc materialsad hoc methodad hoc notesad hoc practicead hoc setupcasual understandingchaotic approach
Strong matches (47)
Verb(5 words)
Noun(10 words)
extemporizingfree form notesfreeformfreestylefumblingguesswork driven teachinghackinghot wireimprovisinginformal forecast
Adjective(21 words)
freeform muralfreeform patternfreehand cutsfreehand cutting techniquefreehand linefreehand shapesfreehand trimmingsfreehandedhackishhaphazard lesson planimpromptu actionimpromptu creationimprovisatoryinformal displayinformal inputinformal methodinformal methodsinformal noteinformal reasoningirregular teaching
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Related words (79)
makeshiftmakeshiftyoff-the-cuffoffhandprecipitateprovisionalrough-and-readysnapstopgapsurprisedtaken abacktaken by surprisetaken unawarestemporarytentativetripped upunarrangedunbegununconcocteduncontrived
Adjective(28 words)
makeshiftmore nonplanningnonplanning exercisenonstandard procedureoffhandedpatternlessplanlessramshackle arrangementrandom ideasrhapsodicrough guessworkrudimentaryscrappysloppy techniquespontaneous techniquespontaneous techniquesunpatternedunposed speechunregulated processesunscripted
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unscripted activityunscripted momentunstructured discussionunstructured guessingunstructured methodunstructured talkunsystematicunsystematic inquiry
Noun(9 words)
pidginrubber-band tiedschoolyard patchscrabblingscratchstopgap measureunregulated practiceunstandardized measureunstructured guessing process
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10 entriesad libextemporaneous speechextemporizationimprovised lessonimprovised musicimprovised performanceimprovised sceneimprovised soloimprovised speechimproviser
Collocations
7 entriesimprovised demonstrationimprovised equipmentimprovised lessonimprovised musicimprovised performanceimprovised planimprovised speech
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
I improvised.
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Tom improvised.
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Charles improvised a short address.
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