as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
an obviously unprepared acceptance speech by the surprise winner
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Recent Examples of unprepared
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that the person was spotted by helicopter after a hiking party reported seeing someone who appeared unprepared for the trail and the weather and appeared to be avoiding others.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
When Kimmel returned to work in May 2017 after Billy's surgery, McNearney was unprepared for her husband's emotional monologue about their son.
—Jolene Latimer, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
For Hinton and others, this is less a hypothetical scenario than an approaching reality for which societies remain unprepared.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The United States, meanwhile, is unprepared, according to a recent report by the Center for a New American Security.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
When Kimmel returned to work in May 2017 after Billy's surgery, McNearney was unprepared for her husband's emotional monologue about their son.
—Jolene Latimer, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
For Hinton and others, this is less a hypothetical scenario than an approaching reality for which societies remain unprepared.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The United States, meanwhile, is unprepared, according to a recent report by the Center for a New American Security.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprepared
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And then, after that, Edgecombe goes through another impromptu workout with development guru and Sixers assistant Rico Hines.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Between Kim Kardashian’s new power pixie and Kris Jenner’s impromptu platinum bleach job, there seems to be a Freaky Friday situation going down at the KarJenners’ this week.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
9 Oct. 2025
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Deep shots, screens, improvised plays, even a flea-flicker touchdown to Luther Burden III.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Two months later, the group launched more than two dozen attacks across northeastern Syria, relying on a combination of guerrilla tactics, including small arms fire, ambushes, assassinations, and improvised explosive devices targeting military checkpoints and government vehicles.—
Caroline Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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While most of the multiplayer modes are different flavors of the same idea, there’s a perpetually improvisational element that makes Battlefield 6 shine where other shooters falter.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Songs were influenced by improvisational and bebop jazz, as well as gospel.—
Jenny Adams,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Unprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprepared. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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