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View usage for: (ʌnprɪpeəʳd) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]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. [+ for] Faculty members complain that their students are unprepared to do college-level work. We were caught completely unprepared. Synonyms: taken off guard, caught napping [informal], unready, surprised More Synonyms of unprepared 2. adjectiveIf you are unprepared to do something, you are not willing to do it. They are unprepared to accept the real reasons for their domestic and foreign situation. He was unprepared to co-operate, or indeed to communicate. Synonyms: unwilling, reluctant, loath, opposed More Synonyms of unprepared More Synonyms of unprepared unprepared in British English (ˌʌnprɪˈpɛəd) adjective1. having made inadequate preparations 2. not made ready or prepared 3. done without preparation; extemporaneous Derived forms unpreparedly (ˌunpreˈparedly) adverb unpreparedness (ˌunpreˈparedness) noun Examples of 'unprepared' in a sentenceunprepared In other languagesunprepared British English: unprepared ADJECTIVE 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
- Brazilian Portuguese: despreparado
- Chinese: 无准备的
- European Spanish: desprevenido
- French: mal préparé
- German: unvorbereitet
- Italian: impreparato
- Japanese: >準備ができていない～に対する
- Korean: 준비가 되지 않은
- European Portuguese: despreparado
- Latin American Spanish: desprevenido
Definition surprised or put at a disadvantage by something because you are not ready to deal with it We were completely unprepared. Synonyms taken off guard caught napping (informal) unready unsuspecting taken aback caught on the hop (British, informal) He was unprepared to co-operate, or indeed to communicate. The actual comedy is unprepared. Synonyms spontaneous off the cuff (informal) extemporaneous Synonyms ill-considered unplanned half-baked (informal) not thought out Additional synonymsDefinition improvised Sometimes, being in an ad-lib situation is the best way. Synonyms improvised, made up, impromptu, unprepared, off-the-cuff (informal), unrehearsed, extempore, off the top of your head, extemporaneous, extemporized Definition opposed He's not averse to publicity. Synonyms opposed, reluctant, hostile, unwilling, backward, unfavourable, loath, disinclined, inimical, indisposed, antipathetic, ill-disposedDefinition unwilling or reluctant He was disinclined to talk about himself. Synonyms reluctant, unwilling, averse, opposed, resistant, hesitant, balking, loath, not in the mood, indisposed, antipatheticAdditional synonymsDefinition spoken or performed without preparation Synonyms improvised, free, made-up, spontaneous, impromptu, unprepared, unplanned, off-the-cuff (informal), offhand, ad-lib, unrehearsed, improvisatory, unpremeditated, extempore, off the top of your head Definition not finished or whole Some offices had incomplete information on spending. Synonyms unfinished, partial, insufficient, wanting, short, lacking, undone, defective, deficient, imperfect, undeveloped, fragmentary, unaccomplished, unexecuted, half-pie (New Zealand, informal) Definition unwilling He seemed indisposed to chat. Synonyms unwilling, reluctant, loath, disinclined, averseDefinition reluctant or unwilling She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty. Synonyms unwilling, against, opposed, counter, resisting, reluctant, backward, averse, disinclined, indisposedI am utterly opposed to any form of animal cruelty. Synonyms against, anti (informal), hostile, adverse, contra (informal), in opposition, averse, antagonistic, inimical, (dead) set against Definition unwilling or disinclined He was reluctant to ask for help. Synonyms unwilling, slow, backward, grudging, hesitant, averse, recalcitrant, loath, disinclined, unenthusiastic, indisposedSome people are resistant to the idea of exercise. Synonyms opposed, hostile, dissident, unwilling, defiant, intractable, combative, recalcitrant, antagonistic, intransigentHe seemed surprised to find the big living room empty. Synonyms amazed, astonished, startled, disconcerted, at a loss, taken aback, speechless, incredulous, open-mouthed, nonplussed, thunderstruck, unable to believe your eyes Definition not aware or conscious She was unaware that she was being filmed. Synonyms ignorant, unconscious, oblivious, in the dark (informal), unsuspecting, uninformed, unknowing, heedless, unenlightened, unmindful, not in the loop (informal), incognizant Definition incomplete or imperfect Jane Austen's unfinished novel Synonyms incomplete, uncompleted, half-done, lacking, undone, in the making, imperfect, unfulfilled, unaccomplished |