Improvising

Synonyms for "improvising" (89 found)

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wing it ad lib ad-lib be caught napping be surprised be taken unawares be unprepared beget breed bring forth bring into being call into being coin conceive concoct contrive cook up

Verb(1 words)

ad-lib

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improvisation improvise

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Tom is pretty good at improvising.

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I love improvising.

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Improvising scares a lot of vocalists, but for me I feel like a little composer again at the piano next to my Dad. I love it in large part because of him.

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Brain-scanning studies of artists being creative — improvising music, rapping or drawing caricatures — showed deactivation in a part of the brain involved in planning and monitoring behavior.

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