unprepared

adjective

un·pre·pared ˌən-pri-ˈperd

Synonyms of unprepared next

: not prepared

was unprepared for class

… they were woefully unprepared to take on the responsibilities expected of them.—

Richard M. Ketchum

unpreparedness

ˌən-pri-ˈper-əd-nəs

also -ˈperd-nəs

noun

Examples of unprepared in a Sentence

an obviously unprepared acceptance speech by the surprise winner

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But Council members repeatedly chided top CUNY officials for coming unprepared to answer their questions. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024 Authorities seemed unprepared and overwhelmed, quickly running out of supplies and scrambling to find more buses to transport people. —

Atika Shubert, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024 But, Mastrangelo said, his county is an outlier—many more communities are worryingly unprepared, even in areas that are clearly at high risk of a natural disaster triggering a chemical one. —

Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024 Historic levels of rain and wind hit the unprepared mountainous area, which is farther inland and not often exposed to such weather events. —

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