as in unprepared
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Recent Examples of unready
The Iranian government remained unprepared for the Syrian army’s swift collapse, as defensive lines crumbled and soldiers proved unready or unable to fight.
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Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
But readiness is usually an advantage, especially when your opponent is adamantly unready.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
About a quarter are unready to express an opinion of either.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2024
Subsequent polls showed a reality Biden was unready to accept: Vice President Kamala Harris was outperforming him.
—Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
But readiness is usually an advantage, especially when your opponent is adamantly unready.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
About a quarter are unready to express an opinion of either.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2024
Subsequent polls showed a reality Biden was unready to accept: Vice President Kamala Harris was outperforming him.
—Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unready
Adjective
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The hiker appeared to be unprepared to be on the trail and seemed to avoid others.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Inexperience v baggage Cuomo, 67, attacked Mamdani as inexperienced and unprepared for the challenges of City Hall, a theme Cuomo’s campaign has been hitting hard in the final stretch of the campaign.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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Moody, who until recently served as state attorney general, witnessed the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which caught southwest Florida underprepared for a last-minute course shift.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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And in my experience, most companies are wildly underprepared for it.—
Jochen Schwenk,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Unready.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unready. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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