unprepared
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2.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌnprɪˈpɛrd/
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impreparado
- She realized she was unprepared for the challenges of moving to a new city.
- feel unprepared
- caught unprepared
- unprepared for college
And they are totally unprepared and vulnerable.
- And they are totally unprepared and vulnerable.
- Actor comes in unprepared, and that's a big problem.
- And in many ways I consider them somewhat unprepared.
- But on damage control, what I didn't prepare for was being unprepared.
- And yet there are upper bounds that I'm just unprepared to cross when it comes to writing the piece.
- You're hoping to God, they don't realize that you're unprepared.
- And she reams out her staff because she is unprepared.
- But then I would show up to a meeting late in the morning unprepared.
- So I went in there unprepared and I came out of it, as you can see, really mad.
- Be impatient, show up late, be unprepared, not confident.
- Well, that's a now you caught me unprepared for an answer.
Examples
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Specifically, parents were overwhelmed and unprepared to create a healthy, active environment for their children, according to personnel.
Academic text (2013) -
We were totally unprepared for this.
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However, they seem to have been caught unprepared on open ground.
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We're all going to be unprepared for something.
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So I went in there unprepared and I came out of it, as you can see, really mad.
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And I think the thing that I was most unprepared for was what does it look like to to build the whole ship?
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I mean, look, we were unprepared, in the dark.
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In fact, I was totally unprepared for what happened.
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But Adam was completely unprepared for the effect she had on him in person.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many music teachers report that they feel unprepared to work with students who are disabled.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
12
6.1
Having no tools, help, or skills needed for a task
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5.3
Not planned or practiced before
3
6.7
Not ready and unable to react quickly
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4.6
Not having the tools or skills needed for a task
2
4.5
Not prepared and slow to understand or react
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3.9
Not ready enough for an important task or event
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5.6
Not having enough tools or supplies to do something properly
Not prepared in advance for a test or task
Antonyms
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unprepared is made of un- meaning 'not' and prepare, where pre- means 'before' and prepare means 'make ready'. So, unprepared literally means 'not ready', which is why we use it for someone who did not get ready before an event.