improv

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US/ˈɪmpɹɑv/UK/ˈɪmpɹɒv/

noun

Improvisation.

“She got her start doing improv at The Second City.”

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Meanings

nounimprov (countable and uncountable, plural improvs)

plural improvs

  1. countableinformaluncountableImprovisation.
  2. countableuncountableactingA form of live entertainment characterized by improvisation and interaction with the audience.

    She got her start doing improv at The Second City.

    1 more example

    During one improv workshop, Keith Johnstone told me to clear my mind and start again.

    2024 May 14, Clay Drinko, “Lower Your Expectations”, in Psychology Today
verbimprov (third-person singular simple present improvs, present participle improvving, simple past and past participle improvved)

present singular third person improvs · participle present improvving · participle past improvved · past improvved

  1. To perform improv.

Synonyms & antonyms

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improvisational comedyimprovisational theatre

Origin

Clipping of improvisation and improvise.

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Translations

French impro
  • improinformal: improvisation
Cite this entry
APA

improv. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improv

MLA

“improv.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improv. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “improv,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/improv.

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