equipped
As an adjective, equipped describes something that is provided with what is necessary or appropriate. If you like to cook, you need a well equipped kitchen with lots of specialized pots and pans.
The word equipped is from the verb equip, which traces its origins first to the Middle French word équiper, meaning "to fit out." From there it can be traced to the Old French word esquiper meaning "to fit out a ship." Today you can equip things other than ships. If you are use a wheelchair, you may need to get a van equipped with a hydraulic lift, for example.
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provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
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synonyms:
furnished
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appointed
provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)
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fitted out, outfitted
furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
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stocked, stocked with
furnished with more than enough
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volumed
furnished with volumes
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well-appointed, well-found
having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings
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Antonyms:
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unfurnished
not equipped with what is needed especially furniture
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appointed
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provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate“a well equipped playground”“a ship equipped with every mechanical aid to navigation”
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synonyms:
equipt
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accoutered, accoutred
provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military)
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armored, panoplied
equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior
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helmeted
equipped with or wearing a helmet
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outfitted
equipped with appropriate wearing apparel and accessories
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prepared
equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources
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transistorised, transistorized
(of an electronic device) equipped with transistors
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visored
having or provided with a visor or a visor of a particular kind
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Antonyms:
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unequipped
without necessary physical or intellectual equipment
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ill-equipped
poorly supplied with physical equipment
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accoutered, accoutred
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prepared with proper equipment“equipped for service in the Arctic”
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synonyms:
fitted out
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prepared
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
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prepared
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carrying weapons
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