'Improvised' definitions:
Definition of 'improvised'
From: WordNet
adjective
Done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury- rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer" [syn: improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift]
Definition of 'Improvised'
From: GCIDE
- 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. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or on short notice, without previous preparation and with no known precedent as a guide. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'improvised'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ad hoc,
- ad libitum,
- ad-lib,
- band-aid,
- caught napping,
- caught off balance,
- caught short,
- extemporaneous,
- extemporary,
- extempore,
- extemporized,
- haphazard,
- hasty,
- impromptu,
- improvisational,
- improvisatorial,
- improvise,
- improviso,
- jury-rigged,
- makeshift,
- makeshifty,
- off-the-cuff,
- offhand,
- precipitate,
- provisional,
- rough-and-ready,
- snap,
- stopgap,
- surprised,
- taken aback,
- taken by surprise,
- taken unawares,
- temporary,
- tentative,
- tripped up,
- unarranged,
- unbegun,
- unconcocted,
- uncontrived,
- undeliberated,
- undevised,
- unhatched,
- unmade,
- unmanufactured,
- unorganized,
- unplanned,
- unpremeditated,
- unprepared,
- unprimed,
- unready,
- unrehearsed,
- unstudied