Synonyms for readiness
Most common
willingness eagerness alertness alacrity preparedness preparation ability
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Willingness
willingness, eagerness, alertness, alacrity, promptness, agility, zeal, cheerfulness, quickness, expedition, forwardness, promptitude, smartness
2. Preparedness
3. Ability
ability, aptitude, facility, capacity, skill, efficiency, ease, disposition, dexterity, inclination, ingenuity, set, address, art, craft, cleverness, knack, aptness, expertness, competence, proficiency, prowess
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
readiness for civil emergencies
- n. 2
Willingness.
Forms
- Plural
- readinesses → willingnesses, eagernesses, alertnesses, alacrities…
Choose the right word
aptus, fit, fitted) is a natural readiness, which by practise may be developed into dexterity.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- willingness Willingness to correct is an indication of wisdom.
- eagerness Pierre ate and drank a lot, with his usual eagerness.
- alacrity I was shocked by the alacrity with which my typos and gaffes were pointed out.
- ability He exceeds all his brothers in scholastic ability.
- ripeness Figs should be consumed at the peak of ripeness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| readiness | falling | |
| willingness | steady | |
| eagerness | rising | |
| alertness | steady | |
| alacrity | rising | |
| ability | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1, art1
- 4 letters
- ease1, zeal1
- 5 letters
- skill1, craft1, knack1
- 7 letters
- ability4, address2, prowess2, agility4, aptness
- 8 letters
- capacity4, facility4, aptitude3, alacrity4, ripeness
- 9 letters
- ingenuity5, dexterity4, eagerness3, alertness3, quickness2, smartness2
- 10 letters
- efficiency4, expedition4, competence3, cleverness3, promptness, expertness
- 11 letters
- preparation4, willingness3, disposition4, inclination4, proficiency4, forwardness, promptitude
- 12 letters
- preparedness4, cheerfulness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ability4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- empressement
- Deutsch
- Bereitwilligkeit