improvised
1improvised — index ad hoc, impulsive (rash), spontaneous, unpremeditated Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2improvised — unpremeditated, impromptu, offhand, *extemporaneous, extempore, extemporary Analogous words: & Contrasted words: see those at IMPROMPTU …
3improvised — [adj] made up ad lib, autoschediastic, Band Aid*, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporized, fly by night*, hit or miss*, impromptu, improviso, makeshift, offhand, spontaneous, spur of the moment*, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied; concept 267… …
4Improvised — Improvise Im pro*vise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Improvised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Improvising}.] [F. improviser, it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im not + provisus foreseen, provided. See {Proviso}.] 1 …
5improvised — adjective 1) an improvised speech Syn: impromptu, unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, spontaneous, unplanned; informal off the cuff, ad libbed, spur of the moment See note at spontaneous Ant …
6improvised — improvisedly /im preuh vuy zid lee/, adv. /im preuh vuyzd /, adj. made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit. [1830 40; IMPROVISE + ED2] Syn. unpremeditated, unrehearsed, unprepared. See extemporaneous. Ant. rehearsed. * * * …
7improvised — adj. Improvised is used with these nouns: ↑explosive …
8improvised — adjective done or made using whatever is available (Freq. 1) crossed the river on improvised bridges the survivors used jury rigged fishing gear the rock served as a makeshift hammer • Syn: ↑jury rigged, ↑makeshift • …
9Improvised weapons — are devices that were not designed to be used as weapons but can be put to that use. They are generally used for self defence or where the person is otherwise unarmed. In some cases improvised weapons are commonly used by attackers in street… …
10Improvised vehicle armour — is vehicle armour added in the field that was not originally part of the design or centrally planned.Improvised vehicle armour has appeared on the battlefield for as long as there have been armoured vehicles in existence. In World War II, U.S.… …
