battle ready
Primed for conflict
Battle ready describes a state of full preparation for combat or conflict.
Troops are battle ready when equipped, trained, and positioned to engage immediately.
The phrase extends to any situation requiring peak readiness: The legal team was battle ready for the deposition.
Sometimes hyphenated as battle-ready, especially before a noun: battle-ready forces.
- armedCarrying weapons
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- soldierArmed forces member
- standing armyContinuously maintained military force
- preparedMade ready beforehand
alert · on guard · vigilant · fortified · mobilized · war footing · fierce · primed · locked · locked and loaded · loaded · trained · steel · armor · stance · in formation · deployed · frontline
battle readyunprepared
Lacking readiness beforehand
unready · defenseless · ill-equipped · unfit for duty · unarmed
battle readyat ease
Relaxed, not tense
relaxed · off guard · unwary · complacent · unalert
battle readybroken down
No longer operational
inoperable · out of service · disabled · non-functional · damaged
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