unscripted

adjective

un·​script·​ed ˌən-ˈskrip-təd How to pronounce unscripted (audio)
: not following a prepared script

Examples of unscripted in a Sentence

Her reaction was completely unscripted.
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The Motherhood marks Hallmark’s return to unscripted programming in its primetime lineup. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025 She's also worked as a journalist and debuted an unscripted series on Facebook Watch called The Scarlet Letter Reports in 2018 to give high-profile women who had been publicly shamed — including Mischa Barton and Amber Rose — a chance to tell their stories. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 An agent performs unscripted and non-trivial processing of the information involving reasoning and use of the tools it is provisioned with. Egor Pushkin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 And there’s been a strategic shift from the streamers, which are spending more of their budget on sports rights, more on unscripted TV and more on traditional genres like crime shows, leaving less for high-end premium series. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unscripted

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unscripted was circa 1950

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“Unscripted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscripted. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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