preparedness

Language: en

🇺🇸 /priːˈpɛrədnəs/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The state of being ready or prepared for something, especially for emergencies or disasters.; Military readiness; the state of a nation's armed forces being equipped and trained for potential conflict.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

emergency preparednessdisaster preparednessmilitary preparednessstate of preparednesslevel of preparednesslack of preparedness

Derivatives

preparepreparedpreparationpreparatoryunpreparedunpreparedness

Synonyms

readinesspreparationalertnessvigilance

Antonyms

unpreparednessunreadiness

Commonly confused

preparation
EN: 'Preparation' refers to the act or process of preparing, or something that has been prepared; 'preparedness' refers to the state or quality of being ready.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 's' at the end: 'prepared' + '-ness'. Do not confuse with 'preparedness' vs. 'preparedness' — it is always spelled with '-edness'.

💬 Examples

  1. The government launched a national campaign to improve emergency preparedness among citizens.

  2. The country increased its military preparedness in response to rising tensions along the border.