Englishready
adjective
1 are you ready to go now? | she'd gone too far—he wasn't ready for this:
prepared, all set, set, organized, in a fit state, equipped, primed, all systems go;
informal fit, psyched up, geared up, up for it, hot to trot.
▷antonyms unprepared, taken by surprise.
2 supper's ready | at last everything was ready:
completed, finished, prepared, organized, done, arranged, fixed, in readiness;
ripe;
informal done and dusted.
▷antonyms incomplete, in preparation.
3 he's always ready to help:
willing, prepared, pleased, inclined, agreeable, disposed, predisposed, minded, of a mind, in the mood, apt, prone, given, likely;
eager, keen, happy, glad;
informal game.
▷antonyms reluctant, unwilling.
4 she looked ready to collapse:
about to, on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, close to, as if one is going to, in danger of, liable to, likely to.
5 the early settlers found a ready supply of flints in the chalk cliffs:
easily available, available, accessible;
handy, close at hand, at hand, to hand, on hand, near at hand, convenient, within reach, at the ready, near, at one's fingertips, at one's disposal;
on call;
informal on tap.
6 she had a ready answer to this challenge | Sir Vivien is blessed with great charm and a ready wit:
prompt, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, fast, immediate, unhesitating;
timely;
clever, sharp, astute, shrewd, keen, acute, perceptive, discerning, resourceful, smart, bright, alert, apt, adroit, deft, agile, skillful;
archaic rathe.