preparedness Definition
pre·par·ed·ness (--id nis)
noun
the state of being prepared; specif., possession of sufficient armed forces, materiel, etc. for waging war
preparedness Synonyms
preparedness Usage Examples
Converse of object
- enhance: The US government has provided $ 3billion to enhance bioterrorism preparedness 3.
- improve: There are a few concrete steps we can take together now to improve preparedness for an influenza pandemic.
- ensure: Ensure preparedness of means of transport, fuel, drugs, District tasks.
- promote: TsunamiReady promotes tsunami hazard preparedness as collaboration among federal, state, and local emergency management agencies.
Preposition: for
- pandemic: There are a few concrete steps we can take together now to improve preparedness for an influenza pandemic.
- emergency: We may carry a donor card or keep a first aid kit at home in preparedness for an emergency.
Adjective modifier
- pandemic: HPA Overview The HPA updated the Committee on its work on pandemic flu preparedness.
- military: Other members of the Communist block have ordered military preparedness.
- domestic: The Commission offered a scathing critique of existing Federal efforts to ensure domestic preparedness against terrorism.
- overall: As part of their overall preparedness, threats conduct extensive, realistic training.
- national: This was the birth of the " national preparedness " effort in the United States.
Modifies a noun
- plan: Additionally, there is no requirement of consistency or coordination with other preparedness plans in place at the State or local level.
- effort: In September, U.S. Secretary of Health Tommy G. Thompson explained the SARS preparedness effort.
- planning: This analysis should help countries to draw lessons from each other and to improve their own preparedness planning.
Noun used with modifier
- bioterrorism: Training of clinicians for public health events relevant to bioterrorism preparedness.
- disaster: They are at the cutting edge of disaster preparedness.
- emergency: Click here for an example of an emergency preparedness procedure.
- influenza: The UK's level of pandemic influenza preparedness is well advanced compared to many other countries.
- tsunami: Additionally, tsunami preparedness is important to be able to respond quickly to warnings.
- hazard: The major theme in hazard preparedness is self reliance.
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