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Scripted vs Unscripted - What's the difference?

scripted | unscripted |

As adjectives the difference between scripted and unscripted

is that scripted is past tense of script while unscripted is not scripted; without a script.

scripted

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (script)
  • Planned.
    • It looked like a chance meeting but actually it had been carefully scripted , just so Tom could meet Jane.

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    unscripted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not scripted; without a script.
  • * 2009 Aug. 6, Bill Carter, " ‘Millionaire,’ Far From Its Final Answer," New York Times (retrieved 30 May 2014):
    • A decade after introducing the idea that unscripted shows could transform prime time, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” returns to ABC Sunday.
  • (label) Unplanned, unexpected, spontaneous.
  • * 1998 June 25, , " China Swoops Down on Dissidents," Time (retrieved 30 May 2014):
    • Hoping to avoid any unscripted episodes during President Clinton's visit to the ancient city of Xian today, Chinese authorities yesterday detained two of the city's leading dissidents.

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