Unprepared synonyms
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Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
taken off guard
Not prepared, as for action or use
unwarned
Not warned
Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience
taken-aback
(Nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.
unnotified
Not having been notified.
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Thoughtlessly hasty; indiscreet; rash
Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.
Not suspicious; trusting.
going off half-cocked
inexperienced (related)
Not experienced; lacking knowledge or experience; green.
The definition of impromptu is something done without advance thought or without a plan.
Created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
Having subcutaneous tissue exposed:
Having no apparent external cause or influence; occurring or produced by its own energy, force, etc. or through internal causes; self-acting
Displaying, having, or feeling no wariness; incautious:
Not rehearsed.
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prepared (antonym)
(Music) Altered for a performance in some way, as with an object placed on one of the strings, in order to modify the timbre
ill-prepared (related)
ill-equip (related)
unprepared for (related)
unexpectant
Not expectant.
Used other than as an idiom: Located in darkness.
Find another word for unprepared. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for unprepared, like: surprised, taken off guard, unready, unwarned, unwary, taken-aback, unnotified, unadvised, unaware, unsuspecting and napping.