Synonyms of readying

readying 1 of 3

adjective

as in preparing

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• following
• subsequent
• after
• behind

readying

2 of 3

noun

as in preparation

Related Words

• preparation
• teaching
• cultivation
• conditioning
• coaching
• training
• education
• instruction
• schooling
• tutoring
• tutelage
• tuition
• development
• improvement
• nurturing
• guidance
• enlightenment
• direction
• edification
• pedagogy
• higher learning
• higher education
• nurturance
• didactics
• pedagogics

readying

3 of 3

verb

present participle of ready

1

as in equipping

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

this advanced course should ready him for college

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in prepping

to make ready in advance

we can ready the desserts for the party a day in advance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in bracing

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally

the basketball players sat quietly in the locker room, readying themselves for the final game of the season

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bracing
• fortifying
• strengthening
• poising
• steeling
• nerving
• arming
• reinforcing
• forearming
• bolstering
• enforcing
• psyching (up)
• toughening
• encouraging
• sustaining
• comforting
• supporting
• hardening
• inuring
• buttressing
• rousing
• boosting
• stirring
• rallying
• inspiring
• propping (up)
• cheering (up)
• seasoning
• emboldening
• buoying (up)
• heartening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shaking
• discouraging
• daunting
• disheartening
• unnerving
• demoralizing
• softening
• undermining
• weakening
• undercutting
• sapping
• tiring
• dispiriting
• psyching (out)
• enervating
• debilitating
• prostrating
• enfeebling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of readying

Verb

The White House is readying a raft of new global tariffs after previous levies were struck down by US courts. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

Apple is readying its iPhone 18 family for release in September, and Greater China, as multinational corporations like to call it, accounts for upwards of 20% of Apple’s global revenue. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Apple is also rumored to be readying a foldable iPhone with a similar design, which could launch later this year. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 15 July 2026

Just before the United States reimposed its naval blockade of Iranian ports Tuesday afternoon, Iran appeared to be readying blockade-busting vessels in the Persian Gulf that could attempt to evade US military forces. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Jake Xerxes Fussell is readying a new album for release on September 18, via Fat Possum. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026

European producer-distributor Off The Fence has now boarded the pic and is readying it as a package for the market. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026

The city is also readying for the possibility of pop star Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 July 2026

By the end, talk turned further to readying for the nations soon to come — the contact points, whens and wheres, distinct cultural and fan behaviors, etc. — Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026