Synonyms for preparation
ˌprɛp əˈreɪ ʃənprepa·ra·tion

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1. preparation

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

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

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1. preparation

   Synonyms:
   provision, making ready

   Antonyms:
   without preparation, without, provision

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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"

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

   Antonyms:
   resolution

2. formulation, 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, conceptualization

   Antonyms:
   resolution

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   resolution

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   resolution

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   resolution

6. training, preparation, groomingnoun

   activity leading to skilled behavior

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

   Antonyms:
   resolution

7. homework, prep, preparationnoun

   preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

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

   Antonyms:
   resolution

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   resolution

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Change Of State
   • Compound
   • Harmony
   • Military
   • Music
   • State
   • Thinking

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1. preparationnoun

   Synonyms:
   provision, making ready

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1. 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

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How to use preparation in a sentence?

1. Ann Li:

   I had to kind of step back, i was in Orlando and took some time and really wanted to heal fully, because an ab is a tricky spot. I had some good preparation on the clay there and when I came here I was really excited.

2. Alexander Graham Bell:

   Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

3. Takashi Kawakami:

   Ms. Inada is an ultra-conservative politician and this will be taken as preparation for achieving constitutional revision and adopting a stern stance toward China.

4. David Searles:

   The tendency of an event to occur varies inversely with one's preparation for it.

5. Jessica Mackler:

   One thing we learned about research is that you have to start early, we saw in the Republican field that a lack of preparation really hurt them against Trump. We wanted to make sure that didn't happen in the general election campaign.