unprepared
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Synonyms
ad hoc, ad-lib, down and dirty, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvisational, improvised, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, snap, spur-of-the-moment, unconsidered, unplanned, unpremeditated, unrehearsed, unstudied
Antonyms
considered, planned, premeditated, premeditative, prepared, rehearsed
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Gibraltar Gibraltar is unprepared for a no-deal scenario and will see significant disruption to the supply of goods and waste shipment. — Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, "Leaked Brexit document shows the UK government anticipates a no-deal, with dire consequences," 18 Aug. 2019 Perhaps unprepared for the snowy conditions, the men didn’t make it to the refuge and remained on the lower-elevation trails. — Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, "Last winter, Moroccan officials found two hikers dead on the trail to the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains. The international investigation that followed revealed the fragility of the adventure travel economy, as well as what happens when a small tourist hub is suddenly made strange by violence.," 29 July 2019 Over 20 years of this downward trend has left this part of our space industry unprepared to lead or even be competitive for the next 50 years. — Charles Beames For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "America is losing the space race," 17 July 2019 Milan want the option to sign Ceballos permanently for €35m, whilst Real would retain a buy-back clause of around €40m, with Los Blancos unprepared to completely give up on Ceballos' development. — SI.com, "Dani Ceballos Reveals Desire to Play Regular Football Amid Rumours of AC Milan Loan Move," 1 July 2019 Even before Trump sat down with Putin, his political rivals accused him of being unprepared to engage with foreign leaders. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Trump, Putin joke about media, election meddling at G20," 28 June 2019 Many are simply unprepared for the new landscape that awaits them. — Fortune, "As Tech IPOs Grow, Communications Is Even More Crucial," 31 July 2019 Stoneman Douglas has been rated A for its academic achievement, but the tragedy showed that the school was unprepared for a tragedy. — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, "South Florida school districts ‘most problematic’ in complying with safety laws," 25 July 2019 But many were unprepared for what architect Cesar Pelli had in mind for a swath of land at the corner of Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard in West Hollywood that once housed a Pacific Electric railway facility. — Los Angeles Times, "Cesar Pelli’s Pacific Design Center changed the L.A. landscape. In a good way?," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unprepared.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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