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   Un·pre·pared

   /ˌənprəˈperd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not ready or able to deal with something: "she was totally unprepared for what happened next" Similar not readyunreadyoff (one's) guardsurprisedtaken abackunsuspectingunrehearsedunwatchfulunqualifiedineligibleunfitincompetentincapableill-equippedunequippednot equal/up toinformal:caught nappingcaught on the hopOpposite preparedready
   • ▪ not willing to do something: "they were unprepared to accept what was proposed" Similar unwillingdisinclinedaverseloathreluctantindisposedresistantopposedOpposite preparedwilling
   • ▪ (of a thing) not made ready for use: "paintings on unprepared canvas"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unpreparedness noun
   • 2. unpreparedly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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