ready

/ɹˈɛdi/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
   “get ready”
2. (of especially money) immediately available
   “he seems to have ample ready money”
3. mentally disposed
   “he was ready to believe her”
4. made suitable and available for immediate use
   “dinner is ready”
5. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
   “a quick mind”

verb

1. prepare for eating by applying heat
   “Cook me dinner, please”
2. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
   “Get the children ready for school!”

noun

1. poised for action
   “their guns were at the ready”

Synonyms for ready

• at the ready
• fit
• in order
• prompt
• ripe
• waiting
• available
• willing
• prepared
• quick
• intelligent
• cook
• fix
• make
• prepare
• set up
• gear up
• set

Antonyms of ready

• unready

Words that rhyme with ready

• steady
• eddy
• heady
• teddy
• unsteady
• already
• abedi
• bready
• deady
• dwivedi
• eadie
• eddie
• edie
• edye
• eveready
• freddie
• freddy
• freddye
• geddie
• heddy
• hedi
• keddy
• leddy
• manfredi
• maready
• medi
• mehdi
• peddie
• peddy
• preddy