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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prepared \Pre*pared"\, adjective Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food; prepared questions. -- {Pre*par"ed*ly}, adverb --Shak. -- {Pre*par"ed*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
preparedness
noun: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" [syn: {readiness}, {preparation}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
82 Moby Thesaurus words for "preparedness": Eisenhower Doctrine, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon Doctrine, TLC, Truman Doctrine, ability, alertness, anticipation, appeasement, attention, balance of power, brinkmanship, capability, care, carefulness, caution, circumspection, circumspectness, coexistence, colonialism, competence, competency, compromise, concern, condition, consideration, containment, detente, deterrence, diplomacy, diplomatic, diplomatics, dollar diplomacy, dollar imperialism, expansionism, fitness, fittedness, foreign affairs, foreign policy, forethought, good-neighbor policy, heed, heedfulness, imperialism, internationalism, isolationism, loving care, manifest destiny, mastery, maturity, militarism, mindfulness, nationalism, neocolonialism, neutralism, nonresistance, open door, open-door policy, peace offensive, peaceful coexistence, proficiency, qualification, readiness, regard, regardfulness, ripeness, seasoning, shirt-sleeve diplomacy, shuttle diplomacy, solicitude, spheres of influence, suitability, suitableness, suitedness, tempering, tender loving care, the big stick, thoughtfulness, tough policy, trim, vigilance, world politics
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