unprepared
adjective
un·pre·pared
ˌən-pri-ˈperd 
: not prepared
was unprepared for class
… they were woefully unprepared to take on the responsibilities expected of them.—
Richard M. Ketchum
Richard M. KetchumExamples of unprepared in a Sentence
an obviously unprepared acceptance speech by the surprise winner
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Yet, many households are woefully unprepared to meet the challenges this entails.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Yet as communities from the Eastern Seaboard to the Midwest are engulfed in record-breaking temperatures, the U.S. is now even more dangerously unprepared.
—Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 24 June 2025
The summer season was made for all-day fun in the sun, but being unprepared in the scorching heat can quickly ruin a good time.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 21 June 2025
In 2019, a national survey of OB-GYN, internal medicine and family practice residency programs revealed that 20% of graduating residents had received no lectures on menopause, and 6.8% felt unprepared to care for menopausal patients.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 20 June 2025
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Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Yet as communities from the Eastern Seaboard to the Midwest are engulfed in record-breaking temperatures, the U.S. is now even more dangerously unprepared.
—Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 24 June 2025
The summer season was made for all-day fun in the sun, but being unprepared in the scorching heat can quickly ruin a good time.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 21 June 2025
In 2019, a national survey of OB-GYN, internal medicine and family practice residency programs revealed that 20% of graduating residents had received no lectures on menopause, and 6.8% felt unprepared to care for menopausal patients.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 20 June 2025
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“Unprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprepared. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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