4
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4
impromptu(informal, unplanned, extemporize, off-the-cuff, extemporise)
4
improvisate(verb, impulse)
4
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3
extemporaneous(informal, impulse, unplanned, extemporize, off-the-cuff)
3
improvize
3
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3
brainstorm(verb, plan, create, arrange, design)
3
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3
design(verb, plan, produce, create, arrange)
3
fake it(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, make)
3
jury-rig
3
knock off(verb, expression, make, fix, produce)
3
make do
3
throw together(verb, expression, make, fix, plan)
3
vamp(noun, verb, make, fix, plan)
2
discover(verb, plan, produce, create, arrange)
2
do offhand
2
frame(verb, make, fix, plan, produce)
2
hatch(verb, make, fix, plan, produce)
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