improvise Antonyms

Meaning of improvise

Wordnet

improvise (v)

perform without preparation

manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand

Webster

improvise (v. t.)

To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.

To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation.

To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.

Webster

improvise (v. i.)

To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.

improvise Sentence Examples

  1. The musicians had to improvise a new melody on the spot when their instruments broke down.
  2. The chef improvised a delicious dish with whatever ingredients were left in the kitchen.
  3. The actor improvised a scene when his stage partner forgot their lines.
  4. The engineer improvised a solution to the problem by using a paper clip instead of a missing screw.
  5. The students improvised a presentation when their projector malfunctioned.
  6. The dancers improvised a routine on the fly when the music started playing unexpectedly.
  7. The singer improvised a soulful rendition of a popular song, captivating the audience.
  8. The teacher improvised a lesson plan when the original one proved inadequate.
  9. The construction workers improvised a way to lift a heavy object without any heavy machinery.
  10. The scientists improvised a new experiment when their hypothesis proved incorrect.

FAQs About the word improvise

perform without preparation, manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at handTo compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extempo

devise, extemporize, concoct, manufacture, invent, hatch,fake, clap (together or up), ad-lib, fabricate

prepare, consider, ready, lay, arrange, lay, ready, consider, arrange,prepare

The musicians had to improvise a new melody on the spot when their instruments broke down.

The chef improvised a delicious dish with whatever ingredients were left in the kitchen.

The actor improvised a scene when his stage partner forgot their lines.

The engineer improvised a solution to the problem by using a paper clip instead of a missing screw.