Synonyms for "unready" (168 found)

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Closest matches (34)

unripead libad-libairyarrestedasleepbackbackwardbehindhandbelatedblockedcarelesscasualcaught nappingcaught off balancecaught shortcoldcursorydegagedelayed

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delayed-actiondetaineddisregardantdisregardfuleasygoingextemporaneousextemporizedflat footedflippantforgetfulfree and easygoofing offhaphazard

Adjective(1 words)

cold

Strong matches (50)

hastyheedlessheld uphung upill-advisedill-consideredill-seasonedill-timedimpromptuimproperimprovisedin a bindin abeyanceinappropriateinauspiciousincautiousinconsiderateinconvenientindifferentinexpectant

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inexpedientinfelicitousinopportuneinsouciantintempestiveintrusiveirrelevantjammedlatelatishlazymakeshiftmal a proposmalaproposmindlessmistimedmoratorynappingnever on timenoddingnonexpectantobliviousobstructedoff baseoff guardoff one's guardoff-guardoffhandout of line

Adjective(1 words)

immature

Related words (84)

out of phaseout of timeoverdueperfunctoryprecipitateprematurerecklessregardlessrespectlessretardedrough-and-readysleepingslowsnapstoppedsurprisedtactlesstaken abacktaken by surprisetaken unawares

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tardythoughtlesstoo latetoo soontripped upunadmonishedunadvisedunalertunanticipatingunanticipativeunarrangedunawareunawaresunbefittingunbegununcautiousunconcocteduncontrivedundeliberatedundevisedundiplomaticunexpectingunfavorableunfitunfittingunforewarnedunfortunateunguardedunguessingunhandyunhappyunhatchedunheedfulunheedinguninformedunluckyunmadeunmanufacturedunmindfulunorganizedunplannedunpremeditatedunpreparedunprimedunpropitiousunpunctualunseasonableunskillfulunsolicitousunstudiedunsuitableunsuspectinguntactfulunthinkinguntimelyuntowardunvigilantunwarnedunwaryunwatchfulwrong

Adjective(3 words)

unpreparedunreadiedunripe

Related word relations

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5 relation types

Antonyms

1 entries

ready

derived

2 entries

unreadilyunreadiness

derived from

1 entries

ready

related to

2 entries

readyunprepared

similar

14 entries

flat footedflat-footedflatfootednappingoff guardoff her guardoff his guardoff one's guardoff your guardoff-guardunpreparedunripe

Translations

6 translations across 5 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries

• ἀπρόθυμος adj (not ready)

Armenian

1 entries

• անպատրաստ adj (not ready)

Bulgarian

1 entries

• неподготвен adj (not ready)

Irish

2 entries

• anullamh adj (not ready)
• neamhullamh adj (not ready)

Latin

1 entries

• imparātus adj (not ready)

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