Improvise

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪz

Origin

From French improviser

Full definition of improvise

Verb

1. 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.He had no speech prepared, so he improvised.They improvised a simple shelter with branches and the rope they were carrying.She improvised a lovely solo.

Synonyms

• fly by the seat of one's pants, play by ear, punt, think on one's feet, wing it

Derived terms

• improvisation
• improvisational