It will take five to ten years for the technology to be ready.
Source: tatoeba (1733)
Ready
/ˈɹɛd.i/
Synonyms for "ready" (608 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (122)
aboutabruptaccessibleaccordantacquiescentactiveacuteadaptableadeptadjustedadroitaffirmativeagapeagileagogagreeableagreeingalacritousalertalive
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all agogall aroundall readyall setall-aroundamenableanimatedanticipantanticipatinganticipativeanticipatoryanxiousapprenticeapprovingaptapt toarchardentarmarmedarmed and readyarrangeartfulartisticassentingastuteat handattentiveauthoritativeautomaticavailableavidawaitingawakebooted and spurredbracebravurabreakbreak inbreathlessbreedbriefedbrightbrilliantbring upbursting tocageycalculated tocallcannycashcertaincheerfulclairvoyantcleanclear for actionclear the deckscleverclose at handclose tocoachedcobblecockedcommissioncompliablecompliantconditionconfidentconsentientconsentingcontentconvenientcooperativecoordinatedcordialcrackcrackerjackcraftycultivatecunningcurecutedaedal
Adjective(9 words)
Verb(3 words)
Preposition(1 words)
Strong matches (182)
daedaliandarndeceitfuldecisivedeepdeep-laiddeftdeploydesigningdesirousdevelopdexterousdextrousdiplomaticdisciplinedispatchfuldisposeddisposed todivinatorydo up
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dociledoctordressdrilldynamiceagereducableeducateeffortlessenableendorsingenthusiasticequipequippedexcellentexerciseexpectantexpectingexpeditiousexpertfacilefainfamiliarizedfancyfarseeingfarsightedfavorablefavorably disposedfavorably inclinedfelinefetch upfitfit outfixfix upfluentforearmedforehandedforeknowingforeseeingforesightedforestallingforethoughtedforethoughtfulforewarnedformformablefortifyforwardfosterfoxyfriendlyfull of lifefundgamegapinggenialgetget readygirdgivengiven togladglibgoodgood and readygoodishgracefulgraciousgroomgroomedguilefulhandyhappyhopefulhouse-trainhousebreakimmediateimpatientimpressionableimprovein anticipationin armsin battle arrayin conditionin danger ofin expectationin positionin readinessin the mindin the moodin the saddleinclinedinclined toinformedingeniousinsidiousinstantinstantaneousinstructableintelligentintuitiveinventivejohnny on the spotjust around the cornerkeenknowingknowledgeableliableliable tolick into shapelikelylikely tolinelivelivelyloadedloaded for bearlongsightedlooking forlooking forward tomachiavellianmachiavellicmagisterialmakemake arrangementsmake preparationsmake readymake up
Adjective(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
good to go
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (304)
malleablemarshalmasterfulmasterlymaturemellowmendmindedminded tomobilizemobilizedmoldablemoneymoodmotivatedmountneatnimbleno meannot surprised
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nothing loathnursenurtureof all workon callon deckon handon tapon theon the alerton the ballon the jobon the lookout foron the markoptimisticorderorganizeoverhaulpantingpatchpatch uppawkyperceptivepermissivepipelineplaceplanplannedplasticpliablepliantpoisedpoliticpracticeprearrangeprearrangedprecognitiveprecognizantpredisposedpredisposed topreppreparepreparedprepared and readypreppedprescientpretreatprimedprocessprofessionalproficientpromptproneprone toprovideprovidedprovidentprovidentialprudentpsyched uppunctualpurseput in commissionput in orderput in repairput in shapeput in tuneput to schoolqualifiedqualifyqui vivequickquite someraiserapidraring toratifyingreadinessready and willingready for anythingready toready uprearrecapreceptivereconditionrehearserepairreserveresourcefulresponsiveretreadriperipe for instructionsagacioussanctioningsanguineschemingschoolschoolableseasonsend to schoolserpentineservicesetset to rightssettle preliminariessew upsharpshiftyshrewdskilledskillfulsleeplessslickslipperyslysmartsmoothsnakysnappysneakysomesophisticalspeedyspiritedsprystatesmanlikestealthysteelstrategicstrengthenstylishsubject tosubmissivesubtilesubtlesummarysupplesuresusceptibleswifttactfultacticaltake in handtantapteachablethe compleatthe completethirsty for knowledgetimelytinkertinker upto handtractabletraintrainabletreattrickishtricksytrickytrimtry outunblinkingungrudgingunhesitatingunloathunnoddingunrefusingunreluctantunsleepingunsurprisedunwinkingupup in armsversatilevigilantvirtuosovitalvivaciousvividvulpinewaitingwaiting forwakefulwarywatchfulwatching forwell donewell-disposedwell-donewell-inclinedwell-preparedwherewithalwide awakewide-awakewilledwillingwillingheartedwilyworkmanlikezealouszestfulzippy
Noun(31 words)
Adjective(30 words)
mature discussionmature economymatured formokayoperational capabilityoperational capacityoperational planoperational regimenoperational rulesorganizedpoised demeanorpreparedprimedprocessed samplespromptlyqualifying score benchmarkquickraringreadierreadily
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Determiner(1 words)
most prime
Preposition(1 words)
on standby
Verb(15 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: about, abrupt, accessible, accessible, accordant.
- Sentence evidence is available for ready, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "ready".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "ready"
Keep "ready" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "ready" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "ready", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "ready" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
18 entriesalterchangecreate from raw materialcreate from raw stuffdescriptive qualityeconomic conceptedibilityemotional stateexclamationexpressionfinancial termgrammatical categorymannermodifypreparationpreparedness
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More specific
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
12 entriescompletely readyfully readymentally readyreadily availablereadiness levelready and waitingready for actionready for classready to beginready to goready to useready-made
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
14 entriesTranslations
149 translations across 93 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- gati adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἑτοῖμος adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Arabic
3 entries- جاهز adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- جَاهِز adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- مُسْتَعِدّ adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Armenian
1 entries- պատրաստ adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Assamese
1 entries- সাজু adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Avar
1 entries- хӏадураб adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- hazır adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Bashkir
1 entries- әҙер adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Basque
2 entries- gertu adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- prest adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Belarusian
1 entries- гато́вы adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Bengali
1 entries- প্রস্তুত adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Bulgarian
1 entries- готов adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Catalan
1 entries- llest adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ئامادە adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Chechen
1 entries- кийча adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 準備好的 /准备好的 adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Czech
2 entries- hotový adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- připravený adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Dutch
2 entries- gereed adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- klaar adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Esperanto
1 entries- preta adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Estonian
1 entries- valmis adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Finnish
1 entries- valmis adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
French
2 entries- prêt adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- prête adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Georgian
1 entries- მზად adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
German
4 entries- bereit adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- fertig adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- gar adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- parat adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌿𐍃 adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Greek
1 entries- έτοιμος adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Gujarati
2 entries- તૈયાર adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- સજ્જ adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Hawaiian
1 entries- mākaukau adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Hebrew
1 entries- מוּכָן adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Hindi
4 entries- आमादा adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- इच्छुक adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- उद्यत adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- तत्पर adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Hungarian
2 entries- kész adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- készen adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Icelandic
1 entries- tilbúinn adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Ido
1 entries- pronta adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Ingrian
1 entries- valmis adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Ingush
1 entries- кийча adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Irish
4 entries- fa réir adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- faoi réir adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- réidh adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- ullamh adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Italian
2 entries- preparato adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- pronto adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Japanese
3 entries- 出来上がり adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- 準備の出来た adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- 用意の出来た adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Kabardian
1 entries- хьэзыр adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Kazakh
2 entries- дайын adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- даяр adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Khmer
1 entries- ត្រៀមខ្លួនជាស្រេច adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Korean
1 entries- 준비된 adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Ladino
4 entries- aparejado adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- dispuesto adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- listo adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- preparado adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Lao
1 entries- ພ້ອມ adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Latgalian
2 entries- gotovs adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- sasarūss adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Latin
3 entries- aptus adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- parātus adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- promptus adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Latvian
1 entries- gatavs adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Lithuanian
2 entries- paruoštas adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- pasiruošęs adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- gótowy adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- prett adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Macedonian
2 entries- готов adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- спремен adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Malay
1 entries- sedia adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Marathi
1 entries- तयार adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Mongolian
1 entries- бэлэн adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Māori
2 entries- reri adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- takatū adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Nepali
1 entries- तयार adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- tiyari adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Northern Kurdish
3 entries- amade adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- hazir adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- teyar adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Northern Sami
1 entries- gárvvis adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Norwegian
2 entries- klar adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- parat adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Occitan
1 entries- lèst adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Old English
1 entries- gearu adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Ossetian
1 entries- цӕттӕ adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- حاضر adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Persian
3 entries- آماده adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- تیار adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- رو به راه adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- reed adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Polish
1 entries- gotowy adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Portuguese
2 entries- preparado adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- pronto adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਤਿਆਰ adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Romanian
1 entries- gata adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Russian
1 entries- гото́вый adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Scots
1 entries- boun adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- deiseil adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- ma réir adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- ullamh adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- gotov adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- spreman adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- готов adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- спреман adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Slovak
1 entries- hotový adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Slovene
3 entries- gotov adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- nared adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- pripravljen adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Somali
1 entries- diyaar adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Spanish
4 entries- alistado adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- aprestado adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- en fa adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- listo adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Swedish
2 entries- beredd adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- redo adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Tajik
1 entries- тайор adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Tamil
1 entries- தயார் adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Telugu
2 entries- తయారు adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- సిద్ధం adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Thai
1 entries- พร้อม adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Tocharian B
1 entries- ārwer adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Turkish
2 entries- anık adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
- hazır adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Ukrainian
1 entries- гото́вий adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Urdu
1 entries- تیار adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Uzbek
1 entries- tayyor adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sẵn sàng adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Welsh
1 entries- parod adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Yaghnobi
1 entries- тайор adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Yakut
1 entries- бэлэм adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Yiddish
1 entries- פֿאַרטיק adj (prepared for immediate action or use)
Sample sentences
35 total sentences available.
Life begins when you're ready to live it.
Source: tatoeba (2060)
I'm getting ready for the worst.
Source: tatoeba (2251)
You should be ready for the worst.
Source: tatoeba (16123)
Showing 4 of 35 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "ready"?
Closest matches include about, abrupt, accessible, accessible, accordant.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "ready"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.