unpreparedness

noun

as in inexperience

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Recent Examples of unpreparedness Life has always penalized unpreparedness and lack of diligence. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 June 2026 These surrenders might occur because of unpreparedness or life changes. — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpreparedness
  1. inexperience
  2. amateurishness
Noun
  • On smaller movies, sometimes there are more opportunities — sometimes out of poverty, sometimes out of inexperience.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But should the Sixers somehow stay healthy at the most pivotal moment, their talent and smarts could overcome the relative inexperience together.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of inexperience
Noun
  • Their design was unpolished, even primitive, seemingly to convey a sense of slapdash amateurishness.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of amateurishness

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