Synonyms for extemporize

Verb

1. improvise, extemporize, cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage

usage: manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

2. improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise, perform, execute, do

usage: perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"