Home › Words › N › nonpreparednessnonpreparednessnonpreparedness means unpreparedness.EtymologyFrom nonprepared + -ness.noununpreparednessDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unpreparation 93% match — unpreparedness vs nonpreparedness →impreparation 77% match — Lack of preparation. vs nonpreparedness →underpreparedness 76% match — State or condition of being underprepared. vs nonpreparedness →unreadiness 75% match — A lack of readiness, or state of being unready vs nonpreparedness →underprepared 73% match — Not adequately prepared. vs nonpreparedness →unpreparedly 73% match — In an unprepared manner. vs nonpreparedness →imprepared 70% match — Synonym of unprepared. vs nonpreparedness →unprepped 70% match — Not prepared or made ready. vs nonpreparedness →