as in impromptu
made or done without previous thought or preparation
an obviously unprepared acceptance speech by the surprise winner
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Though unprepared, Betsy said the couple had the presence of mind to grab their prescriptions, passports and election ballots.
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Traditional training programs have often been too generalized and slow to adapt, leaving workers unprepared to navigate this evolving landscape.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Another issue that demands urgent attention is the expanding crisis in the home-insurance industry, which turns out to be utterly unprepared for rising sea levels and other products of climate change.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Longer term residents, after having experienced numerous false alarms and near misses like Irma in 2017, may be similarly unprepared for a direct hit.
—Terry Spencer, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Traditional training programs have often been too generalized and slow to adapt, leaving workers unprepared to navigate this evolving landscape.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Another issue that demands urgent attention is the expanding crisis in the home-insurance industry, which turns out to be utterly unprepared for rising sea levels and other products of climate change.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Longer term residents, after having experienced numerous false alarms and near misses like Irma in 2017, may be similarly unprepared for a direct hit.
—Terry Spencer, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Unprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprepared. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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