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- [pri-paird]
- /prɪˈpɛərd/
- /ˌʌn.prɪˈpeəd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pri-paird]
- /prɪˈpɛərd/
Definitions of unprepared word
- adjective unprepared properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane. 1
- adjective unprepared (of food) processed by the manufacturer or seller, by cooking, cleaning, or the like, so as to be ready to serve or use with little or no further preparation. 1
- adjective unprepared not ready 1
- adjective unprepared spontaneous, impromptu 1
- adjective unprepared If you are unprepared for something, you are not ready for it, and you are therefore surprised or at a disadvantage when it happens. 0
- adjective unprepared If you are unprepared to do something, you are not willing to do it. 0
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Origin of unprepared
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; prepare + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Unprepared
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unprepared popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unprepared usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unprepared
adj unprepared
- ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
- at will — If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
- autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- busher — a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
adv unprepared
- asleep at the switch — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
- ignorantly — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
adjective unprepared
- extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
- extemporary — Extemporaneous.
- forceless — Without force.
- improviso — (obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
- napping — to sleep for a short time; doze.
Antonyms for unprepared
adj unprepared
- all set — prepared; ready
- all systems go — ready for action
- at the ready — If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
- cursive — of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style
- disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
adjective unprepared
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- nonresisting — Unresisting; without resistance.
- witting — knowing; aware; conscious.
Top questions with unprepared
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