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Antonyms for unguarded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-gahr-did
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈgɑr dɪd



Definition of unguarded

Origin :
  • 1590s, "not furnished with a guard," from un- (1) "not" + guarded. Sense of "not on one's guard, not taking heed" is attested from 1630s.
  • adj thoughtless; unwary
Example sentences :
  • Come, if you have done it in an unguarded moment there is no help for it!
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • Clearetus the captain learnt of this place, that it was but a little one and unguarded.
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
  • She knew music too, and in an unguarded moment Peter admitted that he had studied.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • Yet here in the turret, unguarded by insulation, I could say nothing.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • In other words, he bided his time, and when he did strike, struck at an unguarded place.
  • Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher
  • Had he not unwittingly contributed to her misery by his unguarded conduct?
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • Why, my dear Pet,” I said in an unguarded moment, “which do you love?
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell
  • The doorway, close at hand, broken open and unguarded, offered a chance.
  • Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
  • The head of the street was unguarded; Morgan rode on and halted at the edge of the square.
  • Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
  • She could listen with unguarded eagerness to this Junior because she knew her to be a student.
  • Extract from : « Stanford Stories » by Charles K. Field

Synonyms for unguarded

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