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ad lib(noun, idiom, nonpreparation)
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wing it(noun, verb, idiom, phrasal verb)
5
make up(verb, phrasal verb, planned, invent)
4
play by ear(noun, verb, idiom, improvise)
3
do offhand(verb, idiom, improvise)
3
knock off(verb, phrasal verb, improvise)
3
toss off(verb, phrasal verb, improvise)
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according to pleasure(adjective, idiom, informal, unplanned)
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ad libitum(adjective, informal, unplanned, off-the-cuff)
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as one thinks best(adjective, idiom, informal, unplanned)
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as one wishes(adjective, idiom, informal, unplanned)
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at will(adjective, informal, unplanned, off-the-cuff)
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be caught napping
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be taken unawares
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dash out(verb, phrasal verb, improvise)
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go off half-cocked
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have no plan
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scrap the plan
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ad hoc(informal, unplanned, off-the-cuff)
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be creative
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