Synonyms of preparing

preparing 1 of 2

adjective

as in introducing

Related Words

• introducing
• readying
• preparatory
• preliminary
• beginning
• preparative
• prefacing
• introductory
• prefatory
• precursory
• warning
• basic
• prelim
• ahead
• primary
• fundamental
• prelusive
• elementary
• premonitory
• previous
• prior
• early
• preceding
• former

Dissimilar Words

• following
• subsequent
• after
• behind

preparing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of prepare

1

as in readying

to make ready in advance

I think I have prepared myself well for this challenge

we prepared the classroom for the important visitors by getting rid of some unsightly clutter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• readying
• providing
• prepping
• arranging
• fixing
• fortifying
• furnishing
• equipping
• laying
• grooming
• fitting
• supplying
• training
• bracing
• gathering
• educating
• instructing
• mounting
• girding
• steeling
• indoctrinating
• schooling
• tutoring
• drafting
• outfitting
• setting
• priming
• arming
• gearing up
• battening
• spreading
• booting (up)
• predisposing
• inclining
• framing
• warming (up)
• drawing up
• forearming

2

as in equipping

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

basic training is intended to prepare raw recruits for active duty in the military

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equipping
• qualifying
• training
• enabling
• readying
• teaching
• adjusting
• adapting
• shaping
• fitting
• educating
• grooming
• authorizing
• conditioning
• seasoning
• tailoring
• empowering
• accustoming
• entitling
• habituating
• instructing
• schooling
• tutoring
• indoctrinating

3

as in composing

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

the CEO asked his assistant to prepare a statement for the press

Synonyms & Similar Words

• composing
• drafting
• writing
• formulating
• crafting
• framing
• casting
• making
• drawing up
• shaping
• putting together
• assembling
• forming
• constructing
• devising
• fashioning
• building
• molding
• fabricating
• penning
• stating
• concocting
• authoring
• expressing
• verbalizing
• conceiving
• wording
• sculpturing
• reformulating
• couching
• compounding
• phrasing
• reframing
• piecing (together)
• inditing
• redrafting

4

as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance

preparing an escape route in case of a fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planning
• designing
• organizing
• arranging
• plotting
• calculating
• devising
• charting
• shaping
• outlining
• projecting
• choreographing
• drafting
• mapping (out)
• budgeting
• blueprinting
• contemplating
• framing
• laying out
• scheming (out)
• intending
• strategizing (about)
• figuring
• conspiring
• contriving
• sketching
• aiming
• intriguing
• getting up
• concerting
• machinating
• having on
• meditating
• meaning
• premeditating
• putting up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preparing

Verb

All those killed or missing this week were Nepali nationals preparing for foreign clients to arrive for the Autumn climbing season that began this month. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Another worker was seen preparing food without a proper hair restraint, though this was corrected. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Through its wide program offerings, CSU is preparing all students to enter a workforce where quantum is growing and showing that the field has places for people on the southeast side, Whitman Easton said. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Tehran, meanwhile, is preparing its own response to any American attacks, Reuters reported. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Authorities were preparing to make an arrest, Smallwood said, when the prosecutor’s office came back with bad news. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Crews are also preparing for potential problems on the low-lying and flood-prone Hudson line. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, Philo was establishing himself at a new school and preparing to win the starting job. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Europe is preparing to introduce its own EU Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). — Jean Francois Harvey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026