Synonyms for improvise
ˈɪm prəˌvaɪzim·pro·vise

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1. improviseverb

   Synonyms:
   fly by the seat of ones pants, wing it, think on ones feet, punt, play by ear

2. improviseverb

   To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, instinct, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.

   Synonyms:
   wing it, think on ones feet, punt, fly by the seat of ones pants, play by ear

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1. improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporiseverb

   perform without preparation

   "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

   Synonyms:
   ad-lib, improvize, extemporise, extemporize

2. improvise, extemporizeverb

   manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand

   "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

   Synonyms:
   ad-lib, improvize, extemporise, extemporize

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1. delicate

   fast to break

   the vase is delicate

   Submitted by rinat on October 2, 2019  

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1. improviseverb

   Synonyms:
   improvisate, speak extempore

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1. Wayne Riley:

   We're really taking a lot of tactics from military medicine to do this disaster medicine, you make it up, you improvise, you get creative in the times of disaster and epidemic.

2. Martin Mull:

   Fred and I could improvise together. We could go off script, he was a genius.

3. Lindsay Bull:

   I got lucky to land in a hospital that employs what has to be the best orthopedic surgeon in Utah. He was able to improvise and come up with a solution that should result in full use of my hand. I can’t explain the level of admiration I have for that man, I’m being treated aggressively with antibiotics, which I’m thankful the Infectious Disease staff here were prepared to do. Lastly, I’ve had the most wonderful nursing staff that have made me feel safe and comfortable since I got here. I definitely want to thank everyone that has reached out and for doing so, as well; it’s made recovery feel so much more manageable!

4. Melissa McCarthy:

   I think it's really fun. We worked really, really hard on the script. We're constantly changing it at the end of each night of shooting, we re-evaluate has anything changed today that may affect the work tomorrow, we improvise tiny little bits. I improvise a lot but it never strays away from that map.

5. Ry Cooder:

   You have to be able to improvise and respond to what's going on around you. Then you might get a good piece of work done.