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

Two years after April 8, 2024’s North American eclipse, NASA is once again preparing to broadcast one of nature’s greatest spectacles live. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

While the summer focuses on prepared foods, the Toupses also do holiday drop-offs during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Valentine’s Day that provide ingredients for preparing festive meals at home. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

The accident occurred while the plane was conducting a sightseeing flight and preparing to begin its ​return journey, according to police reports to local press. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

Inside, children danced to music from the DJ before settling into their seats, many preparing to watch a rodeo for the very first time. — Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Couple’s sighting leads to recovery Authorities were preparing to end the search for the night Friday when a couple living near the Market Street Bridge reported seeing something in the river from their apartment window, CBS News reported. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

For now, Sey is preparing to bring the campaign inside Target Center. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

In May, a juvenile court in Berlin convicted Ballout of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state, as well as publishing Islamic State propaganda on his Instagram account and other charges, prosecutors said. — Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in his evening address on Friday that intelligence assessments indicated that Russia was preparing missiles for a large attack, saying there were indications that this could happen in the next 48 hours. — ABC News, 26 July 2026