Synonyms for ad-lib
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Off-the-cuff — extemporaneous, impromptu
off-the-cuff, unrehearsed, extemporaneous, off-hand, unprepared, off-handed, extemporary, unstudied, unpremeditated
2. Spontaneous
Other
off script informal
Adverb
1. Impromptu — extemporaneously
Other
extemporaneously, spontaneously, ad libitum, a piacere, improvisedly
Verb
1. Improvise
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Extemporaneous, impromptu.
We were shocked to learn that the entire show was an ad lib performance. How did they weave it together so expertly on the fly?
- adj. 2
That provides as much as each one desires, to each one's fill, without restriction.
All hens in the laying house have ad lib access to feed.
- adv. 1
Extemporaneously.
- v. 1
To perform without a script.
Related words
- Other spellings
- ad lib adlib
Forms
- Past participle
- ad-libbed
e.g. ad-libbed → improvised, extemporized, improvized, faked…
Example sentences
- extemporaneous The contestant delivered her extemporaneous speech with such gusto.
By length
- 4 letters
- fake1
- 9 letters
- impromptu3, unwritten3, improvise3, unstudied, extempore, improvize
- 10 letters
- unprepared3
- 11 letters
- spontaneous4, unrehearsed3, extemporize, extemporary, extemporise
- 12 letters
- improvisedly
- 13 letters
- spontaneously5
- 14 letters
- extemporaneous, unpremeditated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impromptu3 = 3 syllables).