Synonyms for off top of head
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : hed |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɛd |
Top 10 synonyms for off top of head Other synonyms for the word off top of head
- abrupt
- ad hoc
- ad lib
- ad-lib
- at first glance
- automatic
- brash
- break loose
- breakneck
- brief
- by ear
- caught off guard
- confused
- down
- expedient
- extemporaneous
- extemporaneously
- extemporary
- extempore
- frantic
- free
- free spirited
- from the hip
- gone off half-cocked
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- headlong
- heedless
- hotheaded
- hurried
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- ill-judged
- immediate
- impatient
- impetuous
- impolitic
- improv
- improvisatory
- improvised
- improviso
- impulsive
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- inevitable
- inexpedient
- informal
- injudicious
- involuntary
- irresistible
- jamming
- jump the gun
- madcap
- made-up
- makeshift
- napping
- natural
- not prepared
- not rehearsed
- off the cuff
- off the hip
- off the top of head
- off the top of one's head
- off top of head
- off-the-cuff
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- overhasty
- played by ear
- plunging
- precipitant
- quick
- rapid
- rash
- reckless
- refractory
- rushing
- short-sighted
- simple
- snap
- spontaneous
- spontaneously
- spur of the moment
- spur-of-the-moment
- subitaneous
- surprised
- swift
- taken off guard
- taking for ride
- thought out loud
- thoughtless
- throwaway
- tossed off
- tossed out
- unanticipated
- unartful
- unavoidable
- unaware
- unbidden
- uncompelled
- unconscious
- unconstrained
- uncontrived
- uncontrolled
- unexpected
- unforced
- unforeseen
- unintentional
- unplanned
- unpracticed
- unpremediated
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unprompted
- unready
- unrehearsed
- unschooled
- unseemly
- unskilled
- unsophisticated
- unstudied
- untrained
- up front
- violent
- voluntary
- vulnerable
- willful
- winged
- winging it
- without preparation
- without rehearsal
- without warning
- wrong
Définition of off top of head
Origin :- "to be at the head or in the lead," c.1200, from head (n.). Meaning "to direct the head (toward)" is from c.1600. Related: headed, heading. The earliest use of the word as a verb meant "behead" (Old English heafdian). Verbal phrase head up "supervise, direct" is attested by 1930.
- As in offhand : adj ad-lib, extemporaneous
- As in precipitous/precipitate : adj fast, sudden; impulsive; initial
- As in spontaneous : adj impulsive, willing
- As in unprepared : adj not ready
- As in unrehearsed : adj spontaneous
- As in extemporaneous/extemporary : adj unrehearsed, improvised
- As in ill-advised : adj unwise, not thought out
- As in off the cuff : adv without preparation
- As in ad-lib : adv in an improvised manner
Antonyms for off top of head
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