ad hoc
adverb
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Synonyms & Antonyms for ad hoc
Synonyms: Adjective
ad-lib, down and dirty, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvisational, improvised, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unconsidered, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unstudied
Antonyms: Adjective
considered, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepared, rehearsed
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Examples of ad hoc in a Sentence
Adjective
The mayor appointed an ad hoc committee to study the project. We had to make some ad hoc changes to the plans. We'll hire more staff on an ad hoc basis.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Ghosted by government Last November, Adelante and the Birmingham Trust Coalition, an ad hoc alliance of nonprofits, submitted their information request. — al, "What’s Randall Woodfin hiding?," 6 Sep. 2019 And performance standards scarcely suggest that these are ad hoc groups assembled just for the festival from major orchestras and conservatories. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, "Enterprising programs open another season for Fort Worth's Mimir Chamber Music Festival," 6 July 2019 Max Avis, search and rescue manager for SOS Mediterranee, which co-operates the Ocean Viking along with Doctors without Borders, says the current ad hoc approach to taking in migrants was adding to their suffering. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Greece resuming migrant deportations to Turkey," 23 Aug. 2019 The President’s penchant for ad hoc policymaking has spread across government, these officials say. — John Walcott, Time, "Trump's Muddled Message on Hong Kong Captures the Real Problem With His Foreign Policy," 20 Aug. 2019 The council approved the formation of the ad hoc committee in April but clarified the council members’ responsibilities at this week’s meeting. — Faith E. Pinho, latimes.com, "Laguna Beach begins preparations for 6 major developments," 11 July 2019 To that end, the council in April approved forming an ad hoc committee made up of two council members, city staff and company representatives to analyze the projects and negotiate possible public benefits. — Daily Pilot, "With a set of substantial projects in the works, Laguna council will consider way to fully cover city costs," 3 Aug. 2019 The two supervisors formed an ad hoc committee — not subject to California’s open-meeting laws — that guided Bozanich and planning staff in writing temporary measures and, ultimately, a broad ordinance regulating the industry. — Joe Mozingo, latimes.com, "The world’s largest pot farms, and how Santa Barbara opened the door," 12 June 2019 The two supervisors formed an ad hoc committee — not subject to California’s open-meeting laws — that guided Bozanich and planning staff in writing temporary measures and, ultimately, a broad ordinance regulating the industry. — Joe Mozingo, San Diego Union-Tribune, "The world’s largest pot farms, and how Santa Barbara opened the door," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ad hoc.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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