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careless, helpless (defenseless), improvident, imprudent, indefensible, lax, open (accessible), perfunctory, unaware, unsuspecting, untenable, vulnerable
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unguarded
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unguarded — 1590s, not furnished with a guard, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of GUARD (Cf. guard). Sense of not on one s guard, not taking heed is attested from 1630s … Etymology dictionary
unguarded — [adj] thoughtless; unwary accessible, artless, candid, careless, casual, direct, foolhardy, frank, headlong, heedless, honest, ill considered, impolitic, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, indiscreet, ingenuous, naive, offhand, rash, spontaneous,… … New thesaurus
unguarded — ► ADJECTIVE 1) without protection or a guard. 2) not well considered; careless … English terms dictionary
unguarded — [un gär′did] adj. 1. having no guard; unprotected 2. without guile or cunning; open 3. careless; thoughtless; imprudent unguardedly adv … English World dictionary
Unguarded — Infobox Album | Name = Unguarded Type = Album Artist = Amy Grant |250px Released = May 15, 1985 Recorded = Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO Genre = Gospel/Christian Length = 43:33 Label = Myrrh/A M Producer = Brown Bannister Reviews = * Allmusic… … Wikipedia
unguarded — unguardedly, adv. unguardedness, n. /un gahr did/, adj. 1. not guarded; unprotected; undefended. 2. open; frank; guileless: an unguarded manner. 3. exposed to attack or capture by the opponent without recourse by the player, as a card, chess… … Universalium
unguarded — [[t]ʌ̱ngɑ͟ː(r)dɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ after v, v link ADJ, ADJ n If something is unguarded, nobody is protecting it or looking after it. I should not leave my briefcase and camera bag unguarded. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n If you do or say something in an… … English dictionary
unguarded — un|guard|ed [ʌnˈga:dıd US a:r ] adj 1.) an unguarded moment a time when you are not paying attention to what you are doing or saying ▪ In an unguarded moment, he admitted that he wanted to quit his job. 2.) an unguarded remark, statement etc is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unguarded — un|guard|ed [ ʌn gardəd ] adjective 1. ) an unguarded place or object is not watched or protected by anyone 2. ) saying or doing something without thinking first: unguarded moment: In an unguarded moment, Iris had told him how she felt … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unguarded — adjective 1 an unguarded remark, statement etc is one that you make carelessly without thinking of the possible effects 2 in an unguarded moment at a time when you are not paying attention to what you are doing or saying: In an unguarded moment,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
