Antonyms for ad-lib
| Grammar : Adj, adv, 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.).
- adj at one's pleasure
- adv in an improvised manner
- verb improvise speech
Synonyms for ad-lib
- according to pleasure
- ad libitum
- as one thinks best
- as one wishes
- at will
- extemporaneous
- extemporaneously
- extempore
- extemporize
- extemporized
- impromptu
- improvise
- improvised
- invent
- made-up
- make up
- off the cuff
- off the top of one's head
- off-the-cuff
- speak extemporaneously
- speak impromptu
- speak off the cuff
- spontaneous
- spontaneously
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- without preparation
- without rehearsal
- without restraint
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