improvisation

English Thesaurus

1. a performance given extempore without planning or preparation (noun.act)

hypernym	:	performance,
definition	:	the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment (noun.act)

2. an unplanned expedient (noun.act)

hypernym	:	expedient,
definition	:	a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one (noun.act)

3. a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	creation,
definition	:	an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone (noun.artifact)

4. a performance given extempore without planning or preparation (noun.act)

derivation	:	ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvize,
definition	:	perform without preparation (verb.creation)

5. an unplanned expedient (noun.act)

derivation	:	extemporize, improvise,
definition	:	manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand (verb.social)

6. a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvize,
definition	:	perform without preparation (verb.creation)

7. a performance given extempore without planning or preparation (noun.act)

derivation	:	ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvize,
definition	:	perform without preparation (verb.creation)

8. an unplanned expedient (noun.act)

derivation	:	extemporize, improvise,
definition	:	manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand (verb.social)

9. a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvize,
definition	:	perform without preparation (verb.creation)