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- Dictionaryunprepared/ˌʌnprɪˈpɛːd/
adjective
- 1. not ready or able to deal with something: "she was totally unprepared for what happened next" Similar Opposite
- 2. not made ready for use: "paintings on unprepared canvas"
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: not prepared. was unprepared for class. … they were woefully unprepared to take on the responsibilities expected of them. Richard M. Ketchum. unpreparedness. ˌən-pri-ˈper-əd-nəs. also -ˈperd-nəs. noun. Synonyms. ad hoc. ad-lib. down and dirty. extemporaneous. extemporary. extempore. impromptu. improvisational. improvised. off-the-cuff. offhanded.
not prepared; not ready: He was completely / totally / wholly unprepared for what he saw. The extreme cold weather caught them unprepared. Opposite. prepared. Compare. unready. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not expected or planned. abrupt end. abrupt halt. abruptly. abruptness. ad hoc. inadvertence. inadvertency. inadvertently.
Synonyms for UNPREPARED: impromptu, improvised, improvisational, unrehearsed, unconsidered, unplanned, unstudied, extemporaneous; Antonyms of UNPREPARED: prepared, planned, rehearsed, considered, premeditated, intended, intentional, deliberate
If you are unprepared for something, you are not ready for it, and you are therefore surprised or at a disadvantage when it happens. I was totally unprepared for the announcement on the next day. American English : unprepared / ʌnprɪˈpɛərd /
without preparation; not prepared for. “ unprepared remarks” “the shock was unprepared ” “"our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared "- R.E.Danielson” synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed. with little or no preparation or forethought.
Unprepared definition: having made inadequate preparations. See examples of UNPREPARED used in a sentence.
unprepared (to do something) (formal) not willing to do something. She was unprepared to accept that her marriage was over. opposite prepared. See unprepared in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Define unprepared. unprepared synonyms, unprepared pronunciation, unprepared translation, English dictionary definition of unprepared. adj. 1. Having made no preparations. 2. Not equipped to meet a contingency. 3. Impromptu: unprepared remarks. un′pre·par′ed·ly adv. un′pre·par′ed·ness n....
not prepared; not ready: He was completely / totally / wholly unprepared for what he saw. The extreme cold weather caught them unprepared. Opposite. prepared. Compare. unready. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not expected or planned. abrupt end. abrupt halt. abruptly. abruptness. ad hoc. inadvertence. inadvertency. inadvertently.
unprepared meaning, definition, what is unprepared: not ready to deal with something: Learn more.
