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primed

primed

1 4.6
Ready to take action or respond quickly
  • adjective
  • /praɪmd/
translation icon : preparado
  • The eyelid is now primed for any work of eyeshadow.
  • primed and ready

So they know how to get the brain primed for that good stuff.

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Examples

  • It's these finite windows of malleability in the brain when we're primed to learn new skills.

  • So you're already primed to have a big anxiety reaction.

  • So they know how to get the brain primed for that good stuff.

  • How do you ensure that the body, the mind is primed for, for taking in information?

  • I think our boy's about primed and ready.

  • Primed and ready to roll.

  • It has been primed, painted and rewired.

  • Primed and ready, sir.

  • He felt primed to start his new job after weeks of preparation.

  • The team is primed for success with all their hard work leading up to the competition.

Synonyms

set
vsprimed
403 2.3

Located in a particular place or position

is more about being inclined or on the verge to act rather than arranged
prepared
vsprimed
103 1.3

Ready to use or do something when needed

is more about being on the verge or strongly inclined to act
ready to roll
vsprimed
  • Informal
29 4.3

Prepared to begin an activity such as a game or meeting

is more about being mentally inclined and about to start
at the ready
vsprimed
20 3.5

Prepared and available to use immediately

is more about being on the verge or strongly inclined to act
psyched
vsprimed
  • Informal
14 7.7

Very excited and eager about something

is less purely emotional and more about being inclined to act soon
good and ready
vsprimed
12 2.8

Completely prepared and willing to begin

is more about being eager and about to act
7 3.0

Fully prepared and available to begin or help right away

is more about being eager or on the verge to respond
keyed up
vsprimed
3 6.9

Feeling nervous and excited, ready to start

is less emotionally tense and more about quiet inclination to act
ready
vsprimed
1 2.3

The state of being prepared to act immediately

is more about being on the verge or strongly inclined to act
psyched up
vsprimed
  • Informal
1 7.5

Ready and excited to do something important

is more about being on the verge and strongly disposed to act
on the ready
vsprimed
5.3

Prepared and alert to act immediately

is more about being mentally inclined and about to act
prest
vsprimed
  • Archaic
9.9

Ready and willing to act immediately

is the modern form used today rather than old language

Antonyms

69 2.8

Not ready for something because the things you need or a plan are missing

2 4.5

Not prepared and slow to understand or react

How Ready

primed
1 4.6
ready
1.0
unprepared
69 2.8

Surface Forms

primed positive

Morphology

primed = prime (transparent) = prime + ed

A regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'prime' meaning 'to prepare', so learners who know 'prime' can infer 'primed' as 'prepared'.

Etymology

Primed comes from the word prime, which at first meant 'first' and then grew to mean making something ready. Think of 'priming' a pump or using a primer on paint to get it ready; that's why primed means being ready and prepared to act.