IMPROVISE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for IMPROVISE?

Need another word that means the same as “improvise”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “improvise” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Improvise” are: ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvize, speak impromptu, make it up as one goes along, think on one's feet, take it as it comes, extemporized, on the spot, contrive, devise, throw together, concoct, rig, put together, thrown together, devised, rigged, rough and ready

Improvise as a Verb

Definitions of "Improvise" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “improvise” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand.
• Produce or make (something) from whatever is available.
• Perform without preparation.
• Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.

Synonyms of "Improvise" as a verb (20 Words)

ad-lib	Perform without preparation.
concoct	Make a concoction of by mixing. His cronies concocted a simple plan.
contrive	Put or send forth. You contrived to be alone with me despite the supervision.
devise	Arrange by systematic planning and united effort. A training programme should be devised.
devised	Arrange by systematic planning and united effort.
extemporise	Perform without preparation.
extemporize	Perform without preparation. He extemporized a speech at the wedding.
extemporized	Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand.
improvize	Perform without preparation.
make it up as one goes along	Create or manufacture a man-made product.
on the spot	Mar or impair with a flaw.
put together	Adapt.
rig	Provide a sailing boat with sails and rigging. The power plant of the lifeboat had been rigged to explode.
rigged	Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit.
rough and ready	Prepare in preliminary or sketchy form.
speak impromptu	Use language.
take it as it comes	Make use of or accept for some purpose.
think on one's feet	Be capable of conscious thought.
throw together	Put or send forth.
thrown together	Organize or be responsible for.

Usage Examples of "Improvise" as a verb

• He was improvising to a backing of guitar chords.
• I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress.
• He invited actors to improvise dialogue.
• After the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks.

Associations of "Improvise" (30 Words)

compose	Calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet. The National Congress is composed of ten senators.
contiguous	Sharing a common border; touching. Five hundred contiguous dictionary entries.
corollary	(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition. The court did not answer a corollary question.
exigent	Demanding attention. Became more exigent over his pronunciation.
extemporaneous	With little or no preparation or forethought. An extemporaneous piano recital.
extempore	Without prior preparation. He recited the poem extempore.
extemporize	Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand. He extemporized a speech at the wedding.
immediate	Immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect. No changes are envisaged in the immediate future.
immediately	Near or close by. She was sitting immediately behind me.
imminent	Overhanging. They were in imminent danger of being swept away.
impending	(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) about to happen; forthcoming. The author had returned to his country ahead of the impending war.
impromptu	An extemporaneous speech or remark. A witty impromptu must not sound premeditated.
improvised	Done or made using whatever is available; makeshift. We slept on improvised beds.
impulsively	In an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions. He often acts impulsively and later regrets it.
instant	Instant coffee. The offence justified instant dismissal.
instantaneous	Existing or measured at a particular instant. Modern methods of instantaneous communication.
instantly	Urgently or persistently. She fell asleep almost instantly.
now	The momentary present. Run along now.
offhand	Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner. Offhand excuses.
oratory	Addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous. He loved the sound of his own oratory.
pressing	Expressing something strongly or persistently. Pure grade olive oil is the product of the second or third pressings.
prompt	The time limit for the payment of an account stated on a prompt note. The audience could hear his prompting.
promptly	At once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence. Jamie arrived promptly at 8 30.
quick	At a fast rate quickly. Children like to see quick results from their efforts.
quickly	With speed. Reg s illness progressed frighteningly quickly.
song	A musical composition suggestive of a song. The song of the wind.
speedily	With speed. Your claim will be dealt with as speedily as possible.
spontaneous	(of a plant) growing naturally and without being tended or cultivated. A spontaneous display of affection.
spontaneously	Without apparent external cause or stimulus. Mutations can occur spontaneously.
swiftly	At high speed; quickly. She got up and walked swiftly to the door.