Antonyms for préparation
ˌprɛp əˈreɪ ʃənprépara·tion

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1. preparation

   Antonyms:
   accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, disaster, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibility

   Synonyms:
   appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, provision, purpose

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1. preparation

   Antonyms:
   without preparation, without, provision

   Synonyms:
   provision, making ready

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   • Military
   • Music
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   • Thinking

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. preparation, readyingnoun

   the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

   "preparations for the ceremony had begun"

   Antonyms:
   resolution

   Synonyms:
   homework, cooking, formulation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, readiness, prep, preparation

2. formulation, preparationnoun

   a substance prepared according to a formula

   "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"

   Antonyms:
   resolution

   Synonyms:
   homework, expression, cooking, formulation, conceptualisation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, preparation, training, planning, readiness, prep, conceptualization

3. planning, 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"

   Antonyms:
   resolution

   Synonyms:
   supplying, homework, proviso, cooking, formulation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, supply, readiness, prep, preparation

4. 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"

   Antonyms:
   resolution

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

5. preparationnoun

   (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"

   Antonyms:
   resolution

   Synonyms:
   homework, cooking, formulation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, readiness, prep

6. training, preparation, groomingnoun

   activity leading to skilled behavior

   Antonyms:
   resolution

   Synonyms:
   homework, cooking, formulation, breeding, provision, preparedness, grooming, education, readying, training, planning, dressing, readiness, prep, cookery, preparation

7. homework, prep, preparationnoun

   preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

   Antonyms:
   resolution

   Synonyms:
   homework, cooking, formulation, provision, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, readiness, prep, preparation

8. cooking, 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"

   Antonyms:
   resolution

   Synonyms:
   homework, preparedness, cooking, formulation, provision, cookery, grooming, readying, training, planning, readiness, prep, preparation

How to use préparation in a sentence?

1. Garbine Muguruza:

   I think something's changing here. I started on the clay in Spain and, but I've proved that Spanish girls can play on grass and people will think it's cool, it will be very important preparation for Wimbledon. One of my key tournaments to get ready so it's perfect.

2. Scott Rueck:

   There are so many benefits to that experience that I have watched with my own eyes, and their preparation for life beyond what we do, that if this classroom were to be changed in some way that would impact that negatively it would make me sad.

3. Lee Strasberg:

   Acting isn’t something you do. Instead of doing it, it occurs. If you’re going to start with logic, you might as well give up. You can have conscious preparation, but you have unconscious results.

4. Jordan Spieth:

   I putted about as well today as I have the past couple months, ultimately this was a big day for me in my preparation for next week.

5. Dane Kapler:

   Thinking about nerves in a positive light like this just helps me go into a game — or any other kind of performance — with more confidence, a lot of coaches will conflate nervousness with fear or lack of preparation, but I think that kind of mentality can really drag your confidence down. When you view nerves as a natural thing and as a good thing, it helps you maintain your confidence.

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