READINESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for READINESS?

Need another word that means the same as “readiness”? Find 26 synonyms for “readiness” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Readiness” are: eagerness, forwardness, zeal, facility, set, preparation, preparedness, fitness, ready, at the ready, on hand, handy, at one's fingertips, willingness, inclination, enthusiasm, keenness, gameness, promptness, quickness, rapidity, swiftness, speed, speediness, punctuality, timeliness

Readiness as a Noun

Definitions of "Readiness" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “readiness” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way.
• A natural effortlessness.
• The state of being fully prepared for something.
• The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action.
• The quality of being immediate, quick, or prompt.
• A natural effortlessness–Jane Austen.
• (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way.
• Prompt willingness.
• Willingness to do something.

Synonyms of "Readiness" as a noun (26 Words)

at one's fingertips	A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium.
at the ready	100 at equal 1 kip in Laos.
eagerness	Prompt willingness. They showed no eagerness to spread the gospel.
enthusiasm	Something that arouses enthusiasm. Enthusiasm for his program is growing.
facility	Absence of difficulty or effort. An overdraft facility.
fitness	Fitness to traverse the seas. A fitness test.
forwardness	Prompt willingness. I hope that my forwardness hasn t offended you.
gameness	Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet.
handy	United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958.
inclination	The action of inclining the body or head. Cometary orbits vary widely in inclination.
keenness	A quick and penetrating intelligence. He has expressed his keenness to retain his job.
on hand	One of two sides of an issue.
preparation	A substance that is specially made up, especially a medicine or food. The resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance.
preparedness	The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action. The country maintained a high level of military preparedness.
promptness	The quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time.
punctuality	The fact or quality of being on time. He was a stickler for punctuality.
quickness	The quality of being prompt to understand, think, or learn. An athlete with outstanding quickness and agility.
rapidity	A rate that is rapid. Technology spreads with extraordinary rapidity.
ready	Poised for action. Their guns were at the ready.
set	A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used. A set of books.
speed	The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system. Wish me good speed.
speediness	A rate that is rapid.
swiftness	Lack of delay; promptness. The turtle ran on shore with remarkable swiftness.
timeliness	The fact or quality of being done or occurring at a favourable or useful time. Managers were happy with the timeliness of the deliveries.
willingness	The quality or state of being prepared to do something; readiness. He expressed his willingness to help.
zeal	Prompt willingness. He felt a kind of religious zeal.

Usage Examples of "Readiness" as a noun

• A happy readiness of conversation.
• Spain had indicated a readiness to accept his terms.
• Quickness of hearing and readiness of speech were essential.
• Putting them in readiness.
• Readiness to continue discussions.
• Your muscles tense in readiness for action.