ad-lib
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
remark made spontaneously without prior preparation
his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians
Types & categories
- remark hypernym
Related & opposite
- ad-lib derivation
Sense 2 verb
perform without preparation
he extemporized a speech at the wedding
Types & categories
- perform hypernym
Related & opposite
- extemporization derivation
- temporary expedient derivation
- improvisation derivation
- ad-lib derivation
Sense 3 adjective
with little or no preparation or forethought
his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
Related & opposite
- unprepared similar to
Sense 4 adjective
said or done without having been planned or written in advance
he made a few ad-lib remarks
Related & opposite
- spontaneity derivation
- unscripted similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ad-lib |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | remark |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | extemporization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | temporary expedient |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | improvisation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ad-lib |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | perform |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unprepared |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spontaneity |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unscripted |