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- Dictionaryun·pre·pared/ˌənprəˈperd/
adjective
- 1. not ready or able to deal with something: "she was totally unprepared for what happened next" Similar Opposite
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adjective. un· pre· pared ˌən-pri-ˈperd. Synonyms of unprepared. : 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.
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 definition: having made inadequate preparations. See examples of UNPREPARED used in a sentence.
adjective. 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.
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.
Definition of unprepared adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
