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prep

[prep] / prɛp /
ADJECTIVE
preparatory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
preliminary previous
WEAK
before elementary in advance of in anticipation of inductive opening precautionary prefatory prelusive preparative primary prior to
Antonyms
WEAK
auxiliary supplementary
NOUN
rehearsal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drill practice session reading recital tryout workout
STRONG
call description experiment going-over practice readying recitation recounting relation run through shakedown
WEAK
dry run rehearsing retelling test flight trial balloon trial performance
Antonyms
WEAK
cold turkey
VERB
equip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adorn arm deck out decorate dress endow furnish gear prepare provide qualify rig set up supply
STRONG
accouter appoint array attire deck heel implement man outfit ready stake stock
WEAK
feather nest fit out fix up gear up line nest turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
leave plain take
STRONG
disrobe unclothe
VERB
groom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comb educate prim tend
STRONG
brush clean coach curry dress drill nurture preen prime primp ready refine refresh sleek tidy train
WEAK
lick into shape make attractive make presentable pretty up put through grind put through mill rub down shape up slick up smarten up spiff up spruce up turn out
Antonyms
STRONG
damage dirty forget mess up neglect ruin
WEAK
ignore
VERB
prime
Synonyms
STRONG
brief clue coach cram excite fit galvanize groom inform innervate motivate move notify provoke rehearse stimulate tell train
WEAK
break in fill in make ready
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dissuade forget
WEAK
neglect
VERB
ready
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange brace equip fit fix gird provide warm up
STRONG
brief fortify get make order organize post set strengthen
WEAK
clear the decks fill in fit out gear up get ready get set keep posted let in on make ready make up pave the way psych up put on to wise up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disarrange disorganize
STRONG
disallow discourage disorder displace dissuade halt prevent weaken
WEAK
hold back retard slow

Example Sentences

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While worries about the tax prep business’s long-term viability are real, there’s reason to believe investors may be overreacting.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

That especially goes for married couples filing jointly, even if one partner typically takes care of all the prep work.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

After Wall Street Journal columnist Laura Saunders wrote about how AI can help with tax prep work, research and planning, readers wrote to us about how they are using it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

In June, his twin sons transferred to his alma mater from a Detroit prep school with hopes of making their papa proud and lifting the town’s spirit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

“Sorry. I had to help Mama with class prep today.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan