Antonyms for improv


Grammar : Adj, adv, verb
Spell : im-prov
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm prɒv


Definition of improv

Origin :
  • 1970 as colloquial shortening for improvisation. The New York City comedy club, founded in 1963, was, in full, The Improvisation.
  • As in impromptu : adj unrehearsed, improvised
  • As in informal : adj casual, simple
  • As in off the cuff : adj impromptu
  • As in extemporaneous : adj improvised
  • As in off-the-cuff : adj extemporaneous
  • As in spur-of-the-moment : adj extemporaneous
  • As in extemporaneous/extemporary : adj unrehearsed, improvised
  • As in off the cuff : adv without preparation
  • As in improvise : verb make up
  • As in make up : verb create
  • As in wing it : verb improvise
Example sentences :
  • And, above all, let them be improv'd; by no means let them lose in the Repetition.
  • Extract from : « Observations on the Florid Song » by Pier Francesco Tosi
  • It is certain, Virgil is much indebted to him, tho' he has much improv'd his Manner.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on Poetry » by Joseph Trapp
  • John Andrews tells the story of the school boys who, in the phrase of the day, "improv'd" the coast on School Street.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • The blooming boy, who left his image in my young heart, is at four and twenty improv'd in every grace that fix'd him there.
  • Extract from : « The Belle's Stratagem » by Hannah Cowley

Synonyms for improv

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