Improvise and Write

Improvise

Improvise verb - To perform, make, or do without preparation.

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Write and improvise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Write" instead a verb "Improvise".

Nearby Words: improvisation, improvising

Write verb - To compose and set down on paper the words of.

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Improvise and write are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Improvise" instead a verb "Write".

Nearby Words: writing, writer, writ, writable

play	improvise play	write play
part	improvise part	write part
speech	improvise speech	write speech
check	improvise check	write check
Other words: stuff, episode, time, way, story, code, dialogue, version, song, script, movie, times, names, lines, lyrics, songs.

In some of the cases the actor gave enough notice for them to write in a death scene, but others left without that, forcing the writers to improvise.

Source: Written-In Absence
Word of God is that the scriptwriters would often simply write "Robin does something funny" for him to improvise something on the spot.

Source: Rapid-Fire Comedy
However, unhappy with Norton's screenplay, Peckinpah tried to encourage the actors to re-write, improvise and ad-lib their dialogue, with little success.

Source: Film / Convoy

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