Antonyms for ad lib

Grammar : Adj, adv, noun, verb

Spell : ad-lib, ad-

Phonetic Transcription : ædˈlɪb, ˈæd-

Definition of ad lib

Origin : 1811, shortened from Latin ad libitum "at one's pleasure, as much as one likes" (c.1600), from libere "to please" (see libido). First recorded as one word 1919 (v.), 1925 (n.).

As in impromptu : adj unrehearsed, improvised
As in improvised : adj made-up
As in impulsive : adj tending to act without thought
As in off the cuff : adj impromptu
As in spontaneous : adj impulsive, willing
As in unprepared : adj not ready
As in unrehearsed : adj spontaneous
As in extemporaneous : adj improvised
As in rough-and-ready : adj crude but serviceable
As in off-the-cuff : adj extemporaneous
As in spur-of-the-moment : adj extemporaneous
As in ad-lib : adj at one's pleasure
As in extemporaneous/extemporary : adj unrehearsed, improvised
As in ad libitum : adv at one's pleasure
As in off the cuff : adv without preparation
As in spontaneously : adv instinctively
As in ad-lib : adv in an improvised manner
As in extemporization : noun improvisation
As in improvise : verb make up
As in invent : verb create, think up
As in make up : verb create
As in wing it : verb improvise
As in ad-lib : verb improvise speech
As in concoct : verb formulate, think up
As in devise : verb conceive, dream up
As in extemporize : verb improvise

Example sentences :

That doesn't mean that every individual is a bit of both, or either, ad lib.
Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence

One day, however, De Beers astonished the Colonel by offering to manufacture shells, ad lib.
Extract from : « The Siege of Kimberley » by T. Phelan

It consisted of a monologue delivered by the poisonous young woman to the macaw, occasionally varied by ad lib.
Extract from : « The Book of Susan » by Lee Wilson Dodd

The general belief, in consequence, was that I had committed 'nameless' crimes in all directions, ad lib.
Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis

"I needed a job awful bad," I answered sullenly, knowing it sounded like an ad lib.
Extract from : « The Old Die Rich » by Horace Leonard Gold

He sang the foregoing twice over and then added a chorus, plainly improvised, made up of "Di doos" and "Di dums" ad lib.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Synonyms for ad lib

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