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Antonyms for extemporaneous
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˌstɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs |
Definition of extemporaneous
Origin :- 1650s (earlier extemporal, 1560s), from Medieval Latin extemporaneus, from Latin ex tempore (see extempore). Related: Extemporaneously.
- adj improvised
- Ever try to tear off a lot of extemporaneous lies, twenty to the minute?
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- This is according to the experience of all extemporaneous speakers.
- Extract from : « Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching » by Henry Ware
- It was an extemporaneous prayer; but it lacked no detail on that account.
- Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
- There was no fear of the extemporaneous, of variety spicing her infinite custom.
- Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry
- How does the impromptu remark often differ from the extemporaneous?
- Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald
- Mr. Badger was beautifully gifted with extemporaneous powers.
- Extract from : « Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger » by Elihu G. Holland
- This brings tablets into the category of extemporaneous preparations.
- Extract from : « Candy Medication » by Bernard Fantus
- This was quite an extemporaneous method of selling an estate.
- Extract from : « Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.) » by Various
- Is that extemporaneous, or ready cut, for every woman who takes off her veil to you?
- Extract from : « A Bold Stroke for a Husband » by Hannah Cowley
- They are all extemporaneous productions, nor has any one a single alteration.
- Extract from : « Life and Letters of Robert Browning » by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
Synonyms for extemporaneous
- ad hoc
- ad-lib
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- toss off
- toss out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- winging it
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