Entry Word: ready

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being in a state of fitness for some experience or action <after studying for a whole month, she felt ready for the final exam>

Synonyms fit, go, prepared, set

Related Words conditioned, primed; braced, fortified, steeled; qualified, trained

Near Antonyms unqualified, untrained

Antonyms half-cocked, unprepared, unready

2 having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) <Iʼm ready to help, if I can> — see willing 1
3 having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation <had a ready response to her objections> — see quick 1
4 involving minimal difficulty or effort <weʼre hoping you have a ready solution to our problem> — see easy 1