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Readiness

The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness.

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Narrower term 3

Alert 76% connected

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

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Qui vive 76% connected

The challenge of a French sentinel, or patrol; -- used like the English challenge: "Who comes there?"

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Ready 76% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

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Broader term 2

State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Willingness 76% connected

The quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear.

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Ready 74% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ready 74% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Attribute 4

Ready 66% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

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Ready 66% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

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Unready 66% connected

Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy.

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Unready 66% connected

Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy.

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Eagerness 92% connected

The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Facility 92% connected

The quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility of an operation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Forwardness 92% connected

The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Preparation 92% connected

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Set 92% connected

of Set

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Zeal 92% connected

Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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