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Synonyms

unrehearsed

British  
/ ˌʌnrɪˈhɜːst /

adjective

  1. (of a play, speech, etc) not having been practised in advance

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Usher's moves are so effortless that they look unrehearsed, but such ease comes at a cost: Last year, he had to postpone the start of the tour after injuring his neck in practice.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Are your hilarious eyebrow-raising looks directly into camera unrehearsed?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

And Associated Press photographer John Locher roamed the carpet, capturing many of these unrehearsed moments Sunday night.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2023

They deliver their lines in an emotionless, crystal-clear manner that verges on the unrehearsed; not entirely affectless, but rather with the slightly enunciated flatness of an audio tutorial.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2023

The car alarm is not a metaphor, but just an unrehearsed annoyance.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris