preparedness

Noun

Meaning

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

readiness preparation esprit excellency form prudence ability advantage attention care condition planning efficiency ready facility
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Antonyms

laxness inability ignorance incompetence deliberation sloth
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Hypernyms

state

Hyponyms

ready alert qui vive

Related terms

preparation

Phrases with the word

ill-preparedness war preparedness bio-preparedness

Examples

The pornography of tough-mindedness, covert action, and preparedness for "peace through strength" has had a predictably hypnotic effect on the legislative branch, turning it from legal watchdog to lapdog. Christopher Hitchens

Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength. Rachel Maddow

In order to continuously strengthen the defence of our country, it is necessary that we keep the military preparedness of all structures at a high level and perfect it day by day. Enver Hoxha

That Germany beat these countries was due to better planning and not better preparedness. Erhard Milch

National loyalty involves a love of home and a preparedness to defend it; nationalism is a belligerent ideology, which uses national symbols in order to conscript the people to war. Roger Scruton

The Red Army must keep its powder dry and be in constant mobilization and preparedness. Semyon Timoshenko

Close letter words and terms

prepared to rule prepared to surrender preparedly preparement preparental preparenthood