Unprepared

Quick meaning: Unprepared is an adjective meaning Not prepared; caught by surprise.

Meaning

Not prepared; caught by surprise.

More Meanings

1. A black mark given to a pupil who arrives at a lesson without the necessary items or preparation.
2. simple past and past participle of unprepare

Example Sentences

The castle was unprepared for the assault.

"He's got another rule: Whenever he gets three unprepareds in a row, he leaves the classroom."

I was unprepared for the change in attire and started slightly when the alectryomancer reappeared.

“It'll be all right,” I assured her. “Make a rule for yourself not to speak to anyone, and nobody's going to guess you can see. It was only being quite unprepared that landed you in that mess before. ‘In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king’.”

Word Forms

• unprepareds

Synonyms for unprepared

Depending on context, synonyms include unprepped, impromptu, offhand, extemporaneous, off-the-cuff, extempore.

Antonyms for unprepared

Common opposites include prepared.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include offhand, unrehearsed, unequipped, spur-of-the-moment, offhanded, extemporaneous.

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