Extemporary
Extemporary adjective - Made or done without previous thought or preparation.
Usage example: caught red-handed, the would-be embezzler proceeded to give some extemporary and not very convincing explanations for her actions
Offhanded is a synonym for extemporary. In some cases you can use "Offhanded" instead an adjective "Extemporary".
Nearby Words: extempore, extemporaneous
Offhanded
Offhanded adjective - Made or done without previous thought or preparation.
Usage example: a quick, offhanded suggestion that was actually much better than any of the prepared proposals
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Synonyms for Offhanded
Nearby Words: offhand, offhandedly
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- unprepared and extemporary
- unprepared and offhanded
- informal and extemporary
- informal and offhanded
- snap and extemporary
- snap and offhanded
- spontaneous and extemporary
- spontaneous and offhanded
- makeshift and extemporary
- makeshift and offhanded
- offhand and extemporary
- offhand and offhanded
- casual and extemporary
- casual and offhanded
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