EQUIPPED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

equipped

verb

past tense of equip

as in prepared

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function years of service in the congress and in the cabinet equipped him better than most people for the office of the presidency

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as in furnished

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity a visit to a ski shop to equip ourselves for a week of skiing in the Rockies

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Recent Examples of equipped That followed mass demonstrations earlier this month, with students decrying run-down classrooms, missing teachers, and buildings that aren’t equipped for rising temperatures. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 Still, the crowd came equipped with homemade signs and flags, espousing a political stance. — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 Early access to robots equipped with the technology is expected in the first half of 2027, serving manufacturing, warehouse and distribution operators. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 The kitchen was more than equipped for the chaos, with an electric kettle, cocktail shaker, cutting boards, and plenty of counter space. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026 The satellite was equipped with a Visible/Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR) to capture Earth observations in daylight and nighttime to track clouds and surface temperature. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Lookswise, the Panasonic sits in the same ranks as flush-inset refrigerators that blend into custom cabinetry and sticker-shock–inducing ovens equipped with top-of-the-line tech. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 He’s also fully equipped with human foibles, including a longing for celebrity. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 The engine comes mated to a 6-speed gearbox and is equipped with a slip and assist clutch. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

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At that point, Qatar prepared to halt the program, a former Biden official tells TIME.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Just be prepared for the machine to spend a considerable amount of time producing a small mountain of plastic waste alongside your masterpiece.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

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And throughout, the rooms are furnished with pieces from local artists and craftspeople, including Greek art, bespoke marble tables, and cast glass and iron lighting.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Most notable is a bridal suite called The Salon, furnished with pieces from Serena & Lily, which was designed to suit the needs of a bridal party on the morning of the big day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of furnished

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Energy is supplied via a dense 85-kilowatt-hour pack running on an 800-volt electrical architecture, allowing a 10-to-80% DC fast charge in under 15 minutes while providing a maximum highway driving range of 249 miles (400 km).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Resolving those issues is important because the weapon must not merely demonstrate its performance during testing but also be manufactured consistently and supplied in sufficient numbers.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of supplied

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Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson’s headstone is outfitted with a recipe book open to her famous spritz cookies atop her epitaph in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery.

— Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
The entry-level system for this 16-inch AI workstation is outfitted with Nvidia’s base-model 18-core RTX Spark N1X chip, which uses the 18-core Grace CPU processor, and its Blackwell GPU with 5,120 CUDA cores.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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