Antonyms for improvise


Grammar : Verb
Spell : im-pruh-vahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz


Definition of improvise

Origin :
  • 1826, back-formation from improvisation, or else from French improviser (17c.), from Italian improvisare "to sing or speak extempore," from improviso, from Latin improvisus "unforeseen, unexpected" (see improvisation). Or possibly a back-formation from improvisation. Related: Improvised; improvising.
  • verb make up
Example sentences :
  • In cloudy weather you can improvise a game on the dining-room table.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • But best of all were the evenings when the Marquis chose to improvise.
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • We found out about your invention only at the last moment and therefore had to improvise.
  • Extract from : « Forever » by Robert Sheckley
  • The easiest stretcher for a scout to improvise is the coat stretcher.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • And you shall see, too, what a lawyer-like defence I am able to improvise.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
  • He could improvise elsewhere a home that would suffice for him.
  • Extract from : « The Eyes of the Woods » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • This will not do,” said he; “we must improvise a better torch than this.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate Island » by Harry Collingwood
  • To improvise in the Italian language is an easy and a grateful task!
  • Extract from : « The Daughter of an Empress » by Louise Muhlbach
  • Thus, he had lost the key to its purport and had had to improvise one.
  • Extract from : « The Sins of Sverac Bablon » by Sax Rohmer
  • "Pretend you did," he whispered, and they continued to improvise.
  • Extract from : « When Patty Went to College » by Jean Webster

Synonyms for improvise

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