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Prepared vs Unprepared - What's the difference?

prepared | unprepared |

As adjectives the difference between prepared and unprepared

is that prepared is willing while unprepared is not prepared; caught by surprise.

As a verb prepared

is past tense of prepare.

As a noun unprepared is

a black mark given to a pupil who arrives at a lesson without the necessary items or preparation.

prepared

English

Adjective

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

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prepare)

    • Statistics

    *

    unprepared

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not prepared; caught by surprise.
    • The castle was unprepared for the assault.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A black mark given to a pupil who arrives at a lesson without the necessary items or preparation.
  • * 1983 , Ronald B. Lansing, Skylarks and lecterns: a law school charter (page 116)
    • "He's got another rule: Whenever he gets three unprepareds in a row, he leaves the classroom."