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Synonyms for readiness
ˈrɛd i nɪsreadi·ness
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
readinessnoun
Address is that indefinable something which enables a man to gain his object without seeming exertion or contest, and generally with the favor and approval of those with whom he deals. It is a general power to direct to the matter in hand whatever qualities are most needed for it at the moment. It includes adroitness and discretion to know what to do or say and what to avoid; ingenuity to devise; readiness to speak or act; the dexterity that comes of practise; and tact, which is the power of fine touch as applied to human character and feeling. Courtesy and politeness are indispensable elements of good address. Compare SPEECH.
Synonyms:
address, address, adroitness, courtesy, dexterity, discretion, ingenuity, manners, politeness, tactAntonyms:
awkwardness, boorishness, clownishness, clumsiness, fatuity, folly, ill manners, ill-breeding, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, unwisdomPreposition:
Address in dealing with opponents; the address of an accomplished intriguer; an address to the audience.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
readiness
Synonyms:
promptness, preparedness, aptness, alacrity, knack, willingness
Princeton's WordNet
readiness, preparedness, preparationnoun
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
"putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
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planning, set, provision, zeal, preparation, formulation, training, cooking, eagerness, facility, preparedness, prep, homework, readying, grooming, forwardness, cookeryreadiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardnessnoun
prompt willingness
"readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"
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avidity, ardor, pushiness, eagerness, keenness, set, avidness, zeal, preparation, ardour, bumptiousness, facility, cockiness, preparedness, elan, forwardnessset, readinessnoun
(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
"the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
Synonyms:
lot, eagerness, solidifying, hardening, set, stage set, bent, zeal, preparation, circle, exercise set, preparedness, band, solidification, facility, curing, forwardnessfacility, readinessnoun
a natural effortlessness
"they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
Synonyms:
zeal, eagerness, installation, forwardness, set, preparedness, adeptness, facility, quickness, adroitness, deftness, preparation
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readathonnoun
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
readinessnoun
Synonyms:
promptness, promptitude, quickness, alertness, alacrityreadinessnoun
Synonyms:
dexterity, aptness, aptitude, expertness, facility, knack, easinessreadinessnoun
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preparedness, ripeness, fit statereadinessnoun
Synonyms:
willingness, disposition, inclination
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
readinessnoun
Synonyms:
promptness, facility, alacrityAntonyms:
unreadiness, reluctance
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "readiness":
willingness, preparedness, availability, preparation, provision, ready, disposal, promptness, desire, receptivity, available, preparing, will
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#32 | will | |
#146 | available | |
#189 | set | |
#249 | address | |
#435 | training | |
#748 | lot | |
#767 | planning | |
#1004 | availability | |
#1173 | band | |
#1292 | ready | |
#1827 | installation | |
#1865 | facility | |
#2886 | provision | |
#3055 | preparation | |
#3201 | circle | |
#3219 | cooking | |
#4015 | desire | |
#5226 | preparing | |
#5504 | disposal | |
#5765 | courtesy | |
#6634 | homework | |
#6747 | discretion | |
#7035 | prep | |
#9985 | bent | |
#10246 | formulation | |
#12118 | grooming | |
#12232 | willingness | |
#12653 | readiness | |
#12708 | preparedness | |
#16575 | manners | |
#20806 | curing | |
#22293 | cookery | |
#24430 | elan | |
#25078 | zeal | |
#28641 | ingenuity | |
#29526 | hardening | |
#32408 | dexterity | |
#32973 | tact | |
#34908 | knack | |
#46529 | eagerness | |
#53357 | ardour | |
#53609 | politeness | |
#57287 | quickness | |
#64906 | solidification | |
#76212 | receptivity | |
#77455 | ardor | |
#77888 | readying | |
#84429 | alacrity | |
#87438 | promptness | |
#105554 | solidifying | |
#136271 | keenness | |
#136464 | avidity | |
#235418 | cockiness | |
#248581 | deftness | |
#251299 | aptness | |
#258263 | forwardness | |
#291246 | adroitness |
How to use readiness in a sentence?
We've created a new tool kit that will help leaders identify service members who are struggling and connect service members and their families to resources and support programs, i've also directed the undersecretary Defense for Personnel and Readiness to develop a strategy and implementation roadmap within 90 days to strengthen food security across the force.
Naturally our preparations are along the length of the border with Turkey and our forces are in a state of readiness.
You have no evidence of (the submarine's) combat readiness, operational response times and availability, tunnels blind potential opponents to the submarines' operating status and patterns, denying them the ability to determine the state of China's military preparations, knowledge critical to assessing China's intentions and plans.
I believe this is a readiness issue, and just like when we have other readiness issues where we need bombs and bullets and training hours, we need to invest more resources into this process to make sure that we're addressing the shortfalls that we've seen throughout the different bases I visited and talking to others.
While the U.S. has many vital national interests – securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party – becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them.
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