Synonyms of at the ready

at the ready

phrase

as in available

possible to get

We were all grateful to live next to a corner store that always had ripe avocados at the ready.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• available
• accessible
• obtainable
• on hand
• purchasable
• attainable
• procurable
• on file
• provided
• supplied
• on tap
• acquirable
• furnished
• common
• appropriable
• widespread
• reachable
• ubiquitous
• prevalent
• universal
• unrestricted
• getatable
• public
• rentable
• omnipresent
• free-for-all
• open
• free

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unavailable
• restricted
• limited
• unattainable
• inaccessible
• rare
• unobtainable
• scarce
• uncommon
• lacking
• off-limits
• deficient
• missing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of at the ready

Disaster repair funds at the ready Between 1980 and 2024, Florida averaged just over two billion-dollar weather disasters each year. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

These kids have their run of the island, and there’s ample sun and boats, booze and pot, old friends and new ones at the ready whenever Annie’s journey of self-discovery gets too heavy. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

As Alice walks to put the scissors into evidence, her abusive ex Marshall is standing there, bag at the ready. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026

New on the high-tech medi-spa scene, this beacon of calm offers state-of-the-art diagnostics and therapies with a team of specialist doctors, therapists, sports scientists, and osteopaths at the ready. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026