improvise
Meanings
Verb
- perform without preparation
- manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
- "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
- To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
Origin / Etymology
From French improviser; ultimately from Latin improvisus.
Synonyms
ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, fly by the seat of one's pants, improvize, play by ear, punt, think on one's feet, wing it
Scrabble Score: 16
improvise is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordimprovise is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
improvise is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
improvise is a valid Words With Friends word