Ad lib and Prepared

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Ad lib adverb - Without advance preparation.

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Prepared is an antonym for ad lib in topics: unrehearsed, improvised, in an improvised manner.

Prepared adjective - Being in a state of fitness for some experience or action.

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Ad lib is an antonym for prepared.

Nearby Words: prepare, preparation, preparing, preparedness, preparedly

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