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Extemporaneous vs Rehearsed - What's the difference?

extemporaneous | rehearsed |

As an adjective extemporaneous

is without preparation or advanced thought; offhand.

As a verb rehearsed is

(rehearse).

extemporaneous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • without preparation or advanced thought; offhand

    • Synonyms

    * (without preparation) extemporal (archaic), improvised; see also

    Related terms

    * extemporanea * extemporaneousness * extemporize

    rehearsed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rehearse)

    • rehearse

    English

    Verb

    (rehears)
  • To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
    • There's no need to rehearse the same old argument; we've heard it before, and we all agree.
  • To narrate; to relate; to tell.
    • The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
  • To practice by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy .
    • The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.
  • To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.
    • The director rehearsed the cast incessantly in the days leading up to opening night, and as a result they were tired and cranky when it arrived.
  • * Charles Dickens
    • He has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen her.

    Derived terms

    * rehearsal