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Synonyms for preparation
ˌprɛp əˈreɪ ʃənprepa·ra·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
preparation
Synonyms:
appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, provision, purposeAntonyms:
accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, disaster, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibility
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
preparation
Synonyms:
provision, making readyAntonyms:
without preparation, without, provision
Princeton's WordNet
preparation, readyingnoun
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
"preparations for the ceremony had begun"
Synonyms:
homework, cooking, formulation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, readiness, prepAntonyms:
resolutionformulation, preparationnoun
a substance prepared according to a formula
"the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"
Synonyms:
homework, expression, cooking, formulation, conceptualisation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, readiness, prep, conceptualizationAntonyms:
resolutionplanning, preparation, provisionnoun
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
"his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
Synonyms:
supplying, homework, proviso, cooking, formulation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, supply, readiness, prepAntonyms:
resolutionreadiness, 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"
Synonyms:
planning, readiness, set, provision, zeal, formulation, training, cooking, eagerness, facility, preparedness, prep, homework, readying, grooming, forwardness, cookeryAntonyms:
resolutionpreparationnoun
(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
"the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance"
Synonyms:
homework, cooking, formulation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, readiness, prepAntonyms:
resolutiontraining, preparation, groomingnoun
activity leading to skilled behavior
Synonyms:
homework, cooking, formulation, breeding, provision, preparedness, grooming, education, readying, training, planning, dressing, readiness, prep, cookeryAntonyms:
resolutionhomework, prep, preparationnoun
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
Synonyms:
homework, cooking, formulation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, readiness, prepAntonyms:
resolutioncooking, cookery, preparationnoun
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
"cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
Synonyms:
homework, preparedness, cooking, formulation, provision, cookery, grooming, readying, training, planning, readiness, prepAntonyms:
resolution
Dictionary of English Synonymes
preparationnoun
Synonyms:
provision, making ready
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "preparation":
preparing, preparedness, preparations, prepare, preparatory, elaboration, prepared, readiness, drafting, development, formulation, préparation, establishment, run-up, prep, institution, develop, numbers, compounding, lead-up, forecast, design, developed, compiling, anticipation, compilation
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#189 | set | |
#223 | development | |
#242 | education | |
#245 | design | |
#332 | law | |
#435 | training | |
#480 | plan | |
#767 | planning | |
#1098 | supply | |
#1245 | numbers | |
#1258 | purpose | |
#1284 | developed | |
#1482 | develop | |
#1865 | facility | |
#2447 | prepared | |
#2553 | expression | |
#2693 | forecast | |
#2886 | provision | |
#3055 | preparation | |
#3146 | institution | |
#3219 | cooking | |
#3552 | prepare | |
#4202 | appointment | |
#4542 | establishment | |
#5226 | preparing | |
#5447 | compilation | |
#6372 | calculation | |
#6634 | homework | |
#7035 | prep | |
#7107 | ordinance | |
#7295 | intention | |
#7888 | fate | |
#7941 | breeding | |
#8977 | dressing | |
#9308 | necessity | |
#10246 | formulation | |
#11288 | drafting | |
#11334 | compiling | |
#11531 | preparations | |
#12118 | grooming | |
#12653 | readiness | |
#12680 | supplying | |
#12708 | preparedness | |
#13053 | decree | |
#14578 | certainty | |
#16308 | anticipation | |
#17916 | preparatory | |
#22293 | cookery | |
#25078 | zeal | |
#28666 | elaboration | |
#30667 | compounding | |
#45117 | proviso | |
#46529 | eagerness | |
#55994 | conceptualization | |
#77888 | readying | |
#109878 | conceptualisation | |
#258263 | forwardness |
How to use preparation in a sentence?
The players certainly felt unsettled, it's not a normal preparation, probably far from what they would normally like to have.
Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing:
If you want to access the mature markets you need two things: innovative products and a premium brand, so far we haven't done very well on both things. But with a couple of years of preparation, I think now we are ready to attack that market this year.
To this point in the campaign, he has not proven an understanding of these issues or the preparation necessary to be the commander-in-chief of the most powerful military force in the world.
Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life; education is life itself.
I want to praise our team for a tremendous week of focus and preparation, this has been our best week of preparation.
Translations for preparation
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- إعداد, تجهيز, تحضيرArabic
- preparacióCatalan, Valencian
- přípravaCzech
- præparat, forberedelse, tilberedning, præparationDanish
- VorbereitungGerman
- pretigoEsperanto
- preparaciónSpanish
- valmistautuminen, esikäsittely, valmisteluFinnish
- préparationFrench
- réamhtheachtIrish
- deasachadhScottish Gaelic
- तैयारीHindi
- preparasyonHaitian Creole
- պատրաստում, պատրաստությունArmenian
- preparationInterlingua
- preparazioneItalian
- 支度, 準備Japanese
- voorbereidingDutch
- preparaçãoPortuguese
- preparat, preparare, pregătireRomanian
- подготовка, приготовлениеRussian
- priprema, prȉprava, prispremaSerbo-Croatian
- utayarishi, mapema, tayariSwahili
- hazırlıkTurkish
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