Synonyms for readiness
ˈrɛd i nɪsreadi·ness

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1. 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, tact

   Antonyms:
   awkwardness, boorishness, clownishness, clumsiness, fatuity, folly, ill manners, ill-breeding, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, unwisdom

   Preposition:
   Address in dealing with opponents; the address of an accomplished intriguer; an address to the audience.

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1. readiness

   Synonyms:
   promptness, preparedness, aptness, alacrity, knack, willingness

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1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   planning, set, provision, zeal, preparation, formulation, training, cooking, eagerness, facility, preparedness, prep, homework, readying, grooming, forwardness, cookery

2. readiness, 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"

   Synonyms:
   avidity, ardor, pushiness, eagerness, keenness, set, avidness, zeal, preparation, ardour, bumptiousness, facility, cockiness, preparedness, elan, forwardness

3. set, 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, forwardness

4. facility, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Cognitive State
   • Effortlessness
   • Military
   • Psychology
   • State
   • Willingness

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1. readathonnoun

   Submitted by umaima_farrukh on December 7, 2022  

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1. readinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   promptness, promptitude, quickness, alertness, alacrity

2. readinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   dexterity, aptness, aptitude, expertness, facility, knack, easiness

3. readinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   preparedness, ripeness, fit state

4. readinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   willingness, disposition, inclination

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1. readinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   promptness, facility, alacrity

   Antonyms:
   unreadiness, reluctance

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1. List of paraphrases for "readiness":

   willingness, preparedness, availability, preparation, provision, ready, disposal, promptness, desire, receptivity, available, preparing, will

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How to use readiness in a sentence?

1. Harry Harris:

   I think that's part of the readiness calculus that we have to go through when we consider the threat from North Korea.

2. Gilbert Keith Chesterton:

   Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.

3. William Shakespeare:

   Not a whit, we defy augury: there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all: since no man has aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes?

4. President Barack Obama:

   Denying it or refusing to deal with it endangers our national security. It undermines the readiness of our forces.

5. Eric Hoffer:

   There is probably an element of malice in the readiness to overestimate people; we are laying up for ourselves the pleasure of later cutting them down to size.