unequipped

adjective

Definition of unequippednext
as in unprepared

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Recent Examples of unequipped With the breakthrough of GLP-1s, doctors now have access to powerful medication but are still unequipped with the skills, experience, or infrastructure to prescribe them effectively. — Bryan Sivak, Fortune, 23 July 2026 The hotel’s tiny elevators, hilariously unequipped for modern Cannes realities like couture gowns and glam teams, routinely force strangers into uncomfortable proximity. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 Because of that, many are unequipped to adequately plead their case and fight for due process. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 But the few concrete actions the prime minister has sought to take, such as the deployment of a British aircraft carrier, have taken far longer to implement than expected and have signaled a military unequipped to respond efficiently to threats. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026 But the conversation usually stops at importance, leaving many inspired but unequipped. — Chris Harris, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026 The status quo is a death sentence, and the Far Northwest Side is currently unequipped to stop it. — Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 About how heartbreakingly unequipped this country is to treat those suffering with memory illnesses. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026 Humans may be biologically unequipped to handle the relentless pace and pressures of modern life, a new study suggests, with chronic stress emerging as a significant evolutionary mismatch in the industrialized world. — Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unequipped
  1. unprepared
  2. untrained
  3. inexperienced
Adjective
  • The population may be unprepared, but the authorities have done little to help them.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
  • During Covid, private health care providers — hospitals and clinics — proved unprepared to manage the deluge of new patients.
    — David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026
Definition of unprepared
Adjective
  • The untrained artist began drawing only in her seventies, but her still lifes, often made after dark with humble materials like everyday markers and ballpoint pen, bristle with energy.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
  • In 2010, a man in Florida swerved to avoid an animal in the roadway, striking a guardrail maintained by untrained prison inmates.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of untrained
Adjective
  • Many leave home early for school, and darkness adds difficulty for inexperienced motorists who may already be tired or rushed.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • But both Foulkes and the head of a consumer electronics organization say combining AI with other technologies is allaying those concerns by making boating easier and less intimidating for both experienced and inexperienced individuals.
    — Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of inexperienced

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