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Prepared vs Planned - What's the difference?

prepared | planned |

As adjectives the difference between prepared and planned

is that prepared is willing while planned is existing or designed according to a plan.

As verbs the difference between prepared and planned

is that prepared is past tense of prepare while planned is past tense of plan.

prepared

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Willing.
    • The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prepare)

    • Statistics

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    planned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (plan)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • existing or designed according to a plan

    • Antonyms

    * unplanned

    Derived terms

    * planned change * planned obsolescence * planned parenthood