English Thesaurus

Synonyms for “ad hoc”

ad hoc

= makeshift, emergency, improvised, impromptu, expedient, stopgap, jury-rigged (mainly, nautical) • An ad hoc committee was set up to examine the problem.
opposites: lasting, standing of a committee, fixed, regular, permanent

= for present purposes, when needed, as the need arises • Most programs have commonsense built in ad hoc.

British English: ad hoc An ad hoc activity or organization is not planned in advance, but is done or formed only because a particular situation has made it necessary. ADJECTIVEThe Council meets on an ad hoc basis to discuss problems.
Brazilian Portuguese: extraordinário extraordinária
Chinese: 特别的特别別的
European Spanish: ad hoc
French: ad hoc
German: Ad-hoc-
Italian: ad hoc
Japanese: 臨時の
Korean: 임시의
Portuguese: extraordinário extraordinária
Spanish: ad hoc

RINO

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Tarball

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Put on the brakes

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TOTUS

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SCOTUS

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ED

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