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Definition of READY

1

being in a state of fitness for some experience or action <after studying for months, she felt ready for the bar exam>

Synonyms fit, go, prepared, set

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

Near Antonyms unqualified, untrained

Antonyms flat-footed, half-baked, half-cocked, underprepared, unprepared, unready

2

having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) <I'm ready to help, if I can>

Synonyms amenable, disposed, fain, game, glad, inclined, minded, ready

Related Words predisposed, prone; accommodating, agreeable, compliant, cooperative, obedient, obliging, submissive; favorable, receptive; prepared, prompt, quick, responsive, swift; desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited

Near Antonyms averse, loath (also loth or loathe), reluctant, reticent

Antonyms disinclined, unamenable, unwilling

3

having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation <had a ready response to every one of her objections regarding the feasibility of the plan>

Synonyms alacritous, alert, expeditious, prompt, ready, willing

Related Words receptive, responsive; immediate, instant, instantaneous, summary; breakneck, breathless, brisk, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, hit-and-run, lightning, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, swift, whirlwind; eager, keen, sharp; apt, clever, quick, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp-witted, smart

Near Antonyms unresponsive; crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, lazy, lazyish, leisurely, logy (also loggy), poking, poky (or pokey), slothful, slow, slowish, sluggish, tardy, unhurried; dormant, idle, inactive, inert

4

involving minimal difficulty or effort <we're hoping you have a ready solution to our networking problem>

Synonyms cheap, downhill, effortless, facile, fluent, fluid, hands-down, light, painless, ready, royal, simple, smooth, snap, soft

Related Words idiotproof, mindless, quick, straightforward, unchallenging, uncomplicated; apparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable

Near Antonyms burdensome, exhausting, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful, taxing, troublesome; abstruse, complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty, problematic (also problematical), recondite

Antonyms arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), hard, herculean, killer, labored, laborious, murderous, rough, severe, stiff, strenuous, toilful, toilsome, tough