📖 Definitions of "Ready"
noun
- 1
Ready money; cash
verb
- 1
To prepare; to make ready for action.
adjective
- 1
Prepared for immediate action or use.
"The porridge is ready to serve."
- 2
Inclined; apt to happen.
- 3
Liable at any moment.
"The seed is ready to sprout."
- 4
Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
"a ready apprehension"
🔄 Synonyms of "Ready"
14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| promptverb | Quick; acting without delay. |
| setverb | (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest. |
| intelligentnoun | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| set upverb | (transitive) To make ready for use. |
| makeverb | (transitive) To create. |
| prepareverb | (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm. |
| in order | In a sequence. |
| fixverb | (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. |
| prepared | (followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something). |
| quicknoun | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. |
| willingnoun | Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting. |
| gear upverb | (intransitive or reflexive, idiomatic) To prepare for an activity. |
| waitingnoun | The act of staying or remaining in expectation. |
| cooknoun | (cooking) A person who prepares food. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Ready"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unready | Not ready. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ready"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| primed | Prepared for use or action. |
| preparedverb | (followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something). |
| prepareverb | (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm. |
| set up | In a position to function; ready. |
| gear upverb | (intransitive or reflexive, idiomatic) To prepare for an activity. |
| available | Readily obtainable. |
| makeverb | (transitive) To create. |
| willing | Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting. |
| fit | Suitable; proper |
| in ordernoun | In a sequence. |
| waitingnoun | The act of staying or remaining in expectation. |
| intelligent | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| set | Fixed in position. |
| prompt | Quick; acting without delay. |
| quick | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. |
| ripe | Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature. |
| fixverb | (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. |
| cooknoun | (cooking) A person who prepares food. |
| at the ready | — |
| ready and waiting | — |
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