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Recent Examples of unready
He was widely declared unready for the tall task of being a No. 2 on a contender.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 17 June 2025
For a young adult who feels unready to leave home, the best approach is to break down independence into manageable parts.
—David Krasky, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Like any self-respecting depressive who’s unready to address her self-sabotaging, Laurie bails on their impromptu intervention before entrées.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Yet the real scandal that’s likely to relegate Ishiba to Japan’s 12-months-in-office club is an economy unready for the Trumpian storm to come.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 17 June 2025
For a young adult who feels unready to leave home, the best approach is to break down independence into manageable parts.
—David Krasky, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Like any self-respecting depressive who’s unready to address her self-sabotaging, Laurie bails on their impromptu intervention before entrées.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Yet the real scandal that’s likely to relegate Ishiba to Japan’s 12-months-in-office club is an economy unready for the Trumpian storm to come.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unready
Adjective
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But the prison was unprepared to deal with the bloodshed.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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The hiker had no backup equipment and was unprepared to spend the night.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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Afterall, if new grads are underprepared to enter the workforce, that’s not their fault– that is a systemic issue.—
Allison Danielsen,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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But when its characters butt up against real historical conflicts and resonant social issues, the series can seem a little underprepared to take them on.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Unready.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unready. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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