Antonyms for unready

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : uhn-red-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈrɛd i

Definition of unready

Origin : mid-14c., "not prepared," from un- (1) "not" + ready. In English history, applied to Anglo-Saxon King Æðelræd II (968-1016), where it preserves the fuller original sense of Old English ungeræd "ill-advised, rede-less, no-counsel" and plays on the king's name (which means "good-counsel"). The epithet is attested from early 13c. Old English ræda "advise, counsel" is related to read (v.). Rede "counsel" survived in poetic usage to 17c. An attempted revival by Scott (19c.) failed, though it is used in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings."

As in lazy : adj inactive, sluggish
As in off-guard : adj unprepared
As in unprepared : adj not ready
As in unwilling : adj not in the mood
As in beta : adj being tested
As in unawares : adv without warning; suddenly
As in off-guard : adv when not paying attention

Example sentences :

Better let them think him unready; then perhaps they would let him get the lead.
Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt

He is as unready in the thought needed for these as he is in the use of his senses.
Extract from : « The Children » by Alice Meynell

It was unready for war, but war was the only solvent of intolerable troubles.
Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane

“I reckon they should be unready to confess the same,” saith she.
Extract from : « Joyce Morrell's Harvest » by Emily Sarah Holt

Probably he found her coy, unready to acknowledge his demands on her attention.
Extract from : « Robert Falconer » by George MacDonald

It was said that America was unready, and so it was—in a way.
Extract from : « With the Doughboy in France » by Edward Hungerford

She is so unready; poor thing—unless her sufferings will stand instead.
Extract from : « Missy » by Miriam Coles Harris

Quick as a flash, and all unready, he was submerged in the water beneath.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Billy Topsail » by Norman Duncan

He had said it before he remembered how unready he must perforce be with details.
Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan

We have a writ from thelred the Unready, and a remarkable writ it is.
Extract from : « Domesday Book and Beyond » by Frederic William Maitland

Synonyms for unready

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