underprepared

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adjective

Not adequately prepared.

Opposite
overprepared
OriginEnglish prepared ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunderprepared (comparative more underprepared, superlative most underprepared)

comparative more underprepared · superlative most underprepared

  1. Not adequately prepared.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overprepared

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishprepare
  13. Englishprepared
  14. Englishunderprepared

From under- + prepared.

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APA

underprepared. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprepared

MLA

“underprepared.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprepared. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underprepared,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprepared.

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