SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

spur-of-the-moment

adjective

ˈspər-ə(v)-ṯẖə-ˈmō-mənt

Definition of spur-of-the-moment

as in impromptu

made or done without previous thought or preparation a spur-of-the-moment trip to the zoo

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Recent Examples of spur-of-the-moment Others, like Ceruto's client, who booked a spur-of-the-moment trip to Bali, are just lucky. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Plan Your Visit Isle Royale—an archipelago of more than 400 islands including the main island, about 50 miles long and 9 miles wide—isn't a spur-of-the-moment park; a trip here requires meticulous preparation and planning. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026 First-time visitors can consult the Provincetown Chamber of Commerce website, which has a calendar of events and last-minute lodging suggestions for spur-of-the-moment getaways. — Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026 That suggests the announcement is something WWE has been building toward as part of his post-ring role, not a spur-of-the-moment storyline twist. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for spur-of-the-moment

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Plus spending two to three hours running — plus recovery time — on Saturdays and Sundays likely saved me from at least a few impromptu shopping trips.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Paquette was in a ska/punk band in his youth, then began setting up impromptu music shows in rehearsal studios and other places.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of impromptu

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Stiff was a record company that was founded on about 1,000 pounds and everything was done in an improvised fashion, including what order the songs came out from different artists.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The piece contends that the threat warrants advance legal planning rather than reliance on improvised responses after a disruption occurs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of improvised

Adjective

The New Stanford Prison Experiment, Netflix’s take on a project that was always more convincing as improvisational theater than as scientific research, isn’t even television’s first crack at Zimbardo’s study.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
These findings suggest that the audience for conversations about the soul is not shrinking, but shifting away from organized religion and toward more personal, improvisational forms of seeking.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

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