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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
improvisation, extemporization, invention, *offhand remark, impulse.
II
v.
improvise, extemporize, *wing it, *fake it, invent, *play it by ear, speak impromptu, speak off the top of one's head, fabricate, vamp.
III
(VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[ADD LIB]
improvised, unrehearsed.
The act was performed completely ad lib.
SYN.: improvisational, unrehearsed, *off the cuff, *on the spur of the moment, extemporaneously, impulsively.
ANT.: rehearsed, studied

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