IMPROVISATIONS Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

improvisations

noun

plural of improvisation

as in impromptus

something that is performed, made, or done without preparation that comedy skit was a totally unrehearsed improvisation

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Recent Examples of improvisations And that answer will be the product of many, many improvisations. — Kelly Leonard, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026 The movie encouraged improvisations, so there was no script to read from during the audition. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025 The repetitive elements and anchored improvisations are thrilling but easy to follow, even for a complete novice. — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026 And its deft balance between free-wheeling improvisations and stop-on-a-dime dynamic precision, fire and finesse, never fails to impress. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026 And his constant playfulness onstage helped drive the band’s signature improvisations. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026 No distractions or improvisations. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 15 May 2026 The contrast of the narrative established by the plates is comparable to jazz music, with its rhythm and repetition broken up by unexpected and sometimes dissonant improvisations, the Art Institute said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 On their second studio album, and fifth overall, the North Carolina trio Setting tend their own field in this vast electroacoustic openness, rhythm and drone pointing further outward across five sculpted improvisations, ready for the latest of nights or the earliest of mornings. — Jesse Jarnow, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026

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Six years before Karl Benz’s first car and almost two decades prior to Henry Ford’s initial inventions, George Selden filed the first patent for a road engine, in 1879.

— Lonnie G. Bunch III, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
The possibility of what could be different has powered many of its inventions and helped define its national identity.

— Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, 3 July 2026

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Numerous healthcare innovations, integrative therapies and emerging treatments are currently being studied across the country.

— John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Claire Goodier, who leads the intellectual property division at UK Fusion Energy Ltd, confirmed that these applications represent the initial wave of STEP innovations entering the public sphere through the international patent framework.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

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