primed
Made fully ready
Primed means prepared or made ready for action.
A pump is primed by filling it with fluid so it can begin operating.
A surface is primed with a base coat before painting.
A person who is primed has been prepared or briefed: The witness had been primed to give certain answers.
To be primed for something is to be ready and eager: She was primed for a fight.
Suitable for use now
- setArrange in position
- equippedSupplied with necessary items
- poisedCalm and controlled
- gearedAdjusted or tailored
prepared · configured · cocked · loaded · armed · staged · prepped · warmed-up
Colored coating substance
- undercoatPreparatory paint layer
- sealantGap-blocking substance
- gessoAbsorbent primer for canvases
- basecoatFoundational paint layer
sealed · treated · prepped · sanded · prepared · finished · varnished · lacquered
Taught automatic responses
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- cuedGiven a signal
- promptedCaused to act
- triggeredCaused to activate
suggestible · biased · predisposed · subliminal · unconscious · implicit · association · exposure
Explosive initiation device
- fuseProtective melting wire
- chargeCost or accusation
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- bombExplosive device or disaster
ignited · munitions · ordnance · warhead · TNT · dynamite · triggered · armed
Fluid-moving machine
- fuelEnergy source material
- pressurizedHeld at elevated atmospheric force
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
- engineMachine producing motion
flooded · started · ignition · combustion · choke · intake · siphoned · charged
ready
Suitable for use now
geared · prepared · configured · cocked · loaded · armed · staged · prepped · warmed-up · battle-ready
paint
Colored coating substance
basecoat · sealed · treated · prepped · sanded · prepared · finished · varnished · lacquered · shellacked
conditioned
Taught automatic responses
- influencedChanged by external pressure
- cuedGiven a signal
- promptedCaused to act
triggered · suggestible · biased · predisposed · subliminal · unconscious · implicit · association · exposure · heuristic
detonator
Explosive initiation device
bomb · ignited · munitions · ordnance · warhead · TNT · dynamite · triggered · armed · live
pump
Fluid-moving machine
- fuelEnergy source material
- pressurizedHeld at elevated atmospheric force
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
engine · flooded · started · ignition · combustion · choke · intake · siphoned · charged · pressured
briefed
Given essential information
- educatedHaving received formal instruction
- coachedGuided toward improvement
- instructedGave teaching or orders
trained · versed · schooled · prepped · drilled · tutored · oriented · familiarized · clued-in · backgrounded
- finishespainted, polished, varnish, paint, matte silver
- preparedness levelsready, unready, prepared, unprepared, alert
- weapon traitsaccuracy, damage, range, recoil, durability
- wood statesdried, dry, wet, green, raw
- conditionedtrained, habituated, programmed, adapted, shaped
- readinessready, prepared, set, alert, poised
primedunprepared
Lacking readiness beforehand
unready · unprimed · ill-prepared · caught off guard · unpracticed
primedunprimed
Not base-coated
uninfluenced · unbiased · neutral · blank · unprompted
primedunprimed
Not base-coated
deactivated · disarmed · unfired · inactive · inoperative
- prime timeEvening TV's busiest window
- primary colorsUnmixable base pigments
- primary schoolEarly childhood education institution
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- prime ribBone-in beef roast
- prime suspectMost probable perpetrator
prime, primary, primitive, primer, primal, primacy, primate, primordial, primeval