improvise

Meaning

To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.

Synonyms

extemporize

ad-lib

extemporise

improvize

concoct

fake

jam

make up

vamp

wing

🪽

ad lib

extemporise extemporize

blurt

busk

compose

Translations

improvvisare

improvisar

improviser

improvisieren

improvisar

αυτοσχεδιάζω

improviseren

إرتجل

improvisar

çalma

repentizar

irticalen

extemporieren

إِبْتده

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪmpɹəvaɪz/

Etymology

From French improviser; ultimately from Latin improvisus.