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 zoo’s veterinary team collaborated with cancer specialists at nearby University of Liverpool to adapt an emerging treatment called electrochemotherapy, readying it for first-time use in a snake. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

On Tuesday, OpenAI executives said the industry would need a more expansive strategy for readying itself for future models. — Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Taiwan throttled its own internet during annual defense exercises this week, readying its population for a possible future attack by China. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Próspera is also one of the locations for partner clinics of Minicircle, another longevity start-up readying its own Klotho gene therapy. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Toyota’s manufacturing facilities in the Kyushu region, where Kumamoto is located, halted production, but are readying to resume production later this week. — Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Owners in other states are readying for rules that may or may not survive the same challenge. — Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Adidas was also readying itself for the women’s World Cup soccer tournament which will take place next year in Brazil. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

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