adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A black mark given to a pupil who arrives at a lesson without the necessary items or preparation.

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

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of unprepare form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Not prepared; caught by surprise.

   "The castle was unprepared for the assault."

Adjective

1. 1
   without preparation; not prepared for wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

extemporaneouscolda bit previousad libad-libadvanced

Antonyms

All antonyms

readycookedvigilantprepared

Example

More examples

"I was totally unprepared for this."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + prepared.

Etymology 2

From unprepare + -ed.

Related phrases

black mark

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