Standard Lemma guide

ill-prepared

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not well prepared. Not ready, or not in condition to do a task.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was ill-prepared for the exam. I'm not surprised he failed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ill + prepared.