Synonyms for ad lib
æd ˈlɪb, ˈædad lib

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1. ad libadverb

   Synonyms:
   a piacere

2. ad libadverb

   Extemporaneous, impromptu.

   Synonyms:
   a piacere

3. ad libadverb

   At will.

   Synonyms:
   a piacere

4. ad libadverb

   To whatever extent.

   She ad libbed the rest of the scene.

   Synonyms:
   a piacere

5. ad libadverb

   Extemporaneously.

   Synonyms:
   a piacere

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1. ad-libadjective

   remark made spontaneously without prior preparation

   "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"

   Antonyms:
   scripted, written, prepared

2. ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsedadjective

   with little or no preparation or forethought

   "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"

   Synonyms:
   unwritten, unrehearsed, ad-lib, off-the-cuff, extemporaneous, extempore, offhand, spontaneous, extemporary, impromptu, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   prepared, scripted, written

3. ad-lib, spontaneous, unwrittenverb

   said or done without having been planned or written in advance

   "he made a few ad-lib remarks"

   Synonyms:
   unwritten, unrehearsed, ad-lib, oral, off-the-cuff, extemporaneous, extempore, self-generated, offhand, spontaneous, extemporary, impromptu, offhanded

   Antonyms:
   written, prepared, scripted

4. improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporiseadverb

   perform without preparation

   "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

   Synonyms:
   ad-lib, improvize, extemporise, improvise, extemporize

   Antonyms:
   written, scripted, prepared

5. ad lib, ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptuadverb

   without advance preparation

   "he spoke ad lib"

   Synonyms:
   ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptu

   Antonyms:
   scripted, prepared, written

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How to use ad lib in a sentence?

1. Madison Cawthorn:

   Cry more, lib.

2. Jordan Peele:

   I consider The Stepford Wives social thrillers, the Stepford Wives're about gender and the women's lib movement and that civil rights movement, but The Stepford Wives're also entertaining mysteries. I figured we could make a' Rosemary's Baby/Stepford Wives' of race.

3. Margaret Thatcher:

   I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

4. Growth President David McIntosh:

   As president, you can't govern by ad lib, tell us exactly what would you do on health care.

5. Kirstie Alley:

   OK wait a minute wait just a minute. Is twitter actually censoring everything at this point that they disagree with? And making news outlets the powers that be?? Look at this! GOP or LIB is THIS your America?