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impromptu

The word “impromptu” has 3 syllables: im-promp-tu

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈprɑːmpˌtu/

What is synonym and antonym for impromptu?

In the thesaurus, “impromptu” has 65 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for impromptu along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for impromptu

Antonyms for impromptu

  • bit
  • calculatingly
  • circumspectly
  • considered
  • deliberate
  • deliberately
  • designedly
  • drill
  • falteringly
  • haltingly
  • hesitantly
  • hesitatingly
  • intended
  • intentional
  • leisurely
  • planned
  • premeditated
  • premeditative
  • prepared
  • rehearsed
  • routine
  • slowly
  • studiedly
  • tentatively

Meanings of impromptu

  • noun
    1. A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
    2. (by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.
  • adjective
    1. Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.

Example Sentences

  • They organized an impromptu meeting to discuss the urgent issue.
  • His impromptu speech impressed everyone at the ceremony.
  • We had an impromptu picnic by the river when the weather cleared up.
  • The band gave an impromptu performance in the park.
  • Their impromptu road trip turned out to be the highlight of the summer.

On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to impromptu, such as: abruptly, ad hoc, ad-lib, automatic, automatically, bit, calculatingly.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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jamming

  • ad hoc
  • ad lib
  • ad-lib
  • at first glance
  • automatic
  • autoschediastic
  • bloating
  • blocking
  • boring
  • brimming
  • bulking
  • bulldozing
  • bulling
  • bunging
  • by ear
  • casual
  • charging
  • choking
  • clogging
  • clotting
  • congesting
  • corking
  • cramming
  • crashing
  • crowding
  • crushing
  • damming
  • drenching
  • elbowing
  • expedient
  • extemporary
  • extempore
  • fake
  • filling
  • flooding
  • free
  • furring
  • glutting
  • gridlocking
  • heaping
  • honeycombing
  • immediate
  • impromptu
  • improv
  • improvisatory
  • improvised
  • improviso
  • informal
  • inundating
  • jam-packing
  • jostling
  • loading
  • made-up
  • makeshift
  • matting
  • muscling
  • obstructing
  • occluding
  • off the cuff
  • off the top of head
  • offhand
  • on impulse
  • on-the-spot
  • overcharging
  • overfilling
  • overflowing
  • overwhelming
  • packing
  • penetrating
  • pressing
  • pushing
  • ramming
  • refilling
  • refreshing
  • reloading
  • repacking
  • replenishing
  • sandwiching
  • saturating
  • shoehorning
  • shouldering
  • shoving
  • silting
  • snap
  • spiling
  • spontaneous
  • spur-of-the-moment
  • squashing
  • squeezing
  • stoppering
  • stoppling
  • stuffing
  • swamping
  • taking for ride
  • thought out loud
  • thrusting
  • toss off
  • toss out
  • tossed off
  • tossed out
  • unplanned
  • unpremeditated
  • unprepared
  • unrehearsed
  • unstudied
  • wedging
  • winging it

napping

  • absent-minded
  • abstracted
  • ad-lib
  • asleep
  • asleep at the switch
  • asleep on the job
  • at ease
  • at rest
  • bed
  • blundering
  • brutish
  • casual
  • catnap
  • catnapping
  • caught off guard
  • comatose
  • comfortable
  • conked
  • couching
  • crashed
  • cursory
  • daydreaming
  • dazed
  • dead to the world
  • derelict
  • disregardful
  • dopy
  • dormant
  • doze
  • dozing
  • dozy
  • dreaming
  • dreamy
  • dropping off
  • drowse
  • drowsing
  • drowsy
  • drugged
  • fast
  • feckless
  • flaked out
  • flat-footed
  • foolish
  • forgetful
  • forty winks
  • getting shut-eye
  • half asleep
  • hasty
  • heavy
  • heedless
  • hibernating
  • hypnotized
  • ill-considered
  • impromptu
  • improvident
  • improvised
  • imprudent
  • impulsive
  • in dreamland
  • in repose
  • inaccurate
  • inactive
  • inadvertent
  • inattentive
  • incautious
  • inconsiderate
  • indelicate
  • indifferent
  • indiscreet
  • indolent
  • inert
  • injudicious
  • insensitive
  • instinctive
  • irresponsible
  • kipping
  • lackadaisical
  • languid
  • lax
  • laying
  • lazy
  • lethargic
  • loose
  • lounging
  • lulling
  • lying
  • lying down
  • mechanical
  • mesmerized
  • mindless
  • nap
  • negligent
  • nodding
  • nodding off
  • nonchalant
  • not on the job
  • not prepared
  • oblivious
  • off the cuff
  • offhand
  • on the kip
  • out
  • out cold
  • out like a light
  • out of it
  • outrageous
  • oversleeping
  • perfunctory
  • played by ear
  • pococurante
  • quiet
  • rapid eye movement
  • rash
  • recessing
  • reckless
  • reclining
  • regardless
  • relaxing
  • remiss
  • repose
  • reposing
  • rest
  • restful
  • resting
  • roosting
  • rude
  • sacked out
  • selfish
  • semiconscious
  • senseless
  • shut-eye
  • siesta
  • sleep
  • sleeping
  • sleeping in
  • sleepwalking
  • sleepy
  • slipshod
  • sloppy
  • sluggish
  • slumber
  • slumbering
  • slumberous
  • slumbrous
  • snooze
  • snoozing
  • snoozy
  • snoring
  • somnambulant
  • somnolent
  • soothing
  • soporific
  • sound
  • spaced out
  • spontaneous
  • stretched-out
  • surprised
  • tactless
  • taken off guard
  • taking a break
  • taking forty winks
  • taking it easy
  • thoughtless
  • tired
  • torpid
  • unalert
  • unaware
  • uncaring
  • uncircumspect
  • unconcerned
  • unconscious
  • undiplomatic
  • unexpected
  • unguarded
  • unheeding
  • unintended
  • unmeant
  • unmindful
  • unobservant
  • unplanned
  • unpremeditated
  • unprepared
  • unready
  • unreasoning
  • unreflective
  • unrehearsed
  • unschooled
  • unskilled
  • unsuspecting
  • untactful
  • unthinking
  • untrained
  • unvigilant
  • unwatchful
  • unwinding
  • unwise
  • vacant
  • vulnerable
  • wasteful
  • winged
  • wink
  • witless
  • zoned out
  • zs

half-cocked

  • ad hoc
  • ad-lib
  • artsy fartsy
  • automatic
  • casual
  • cursive
  • dabbling
  • down and dirty
  • extemporaneous
  • extemporary
  • extempore
  • green
  • half-baked
  • hasty
  • ill-advised
  • ill-considered
  • impromptu
  • improvisational
  • improvised
  • impulsive
  • informal
  • inopportune
  • instinctive
  • involuntary
  • jumping the gun
  • off-the-cuff
  • offhand
  • offhanded
  • overhasty
  • precipitate
  • previous
  • rookie
  • snap
  • spontaneous
  • spur-of-the-moment
  • tenderfoot
  • too soon
  • unaccomplished
  • unauthorized
  • unconsidered
  • ungifted
  • unplanned
  • unpremeditated
  • unprepared
  • unrehearsed
  • unscripted
  • unskilled
  • unstudied
  • untimely

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