Antonyms for off guard
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : gahrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɑrd |
Definition of off guard
Origin :- early 15c., "one who keeps watch," from Middle French garde "guardian, warden, keeper; watching, keeping, custody," from Old French garder "to keep, maintain, preserve, protect" (corresponding to Old North French warder, see gu-), from Frankish *wardon, from Proto-Germanic *wardo- "to guard" (see ward (v.)). Abstract or collective sense of "a keeping, a custody" (as in bodyguard) also is from early 15c. Sword-play and fisticuffs sense is from 1590s. Guard-rail attested from 1860.
- As in inattentive : adj negligent, not paying attention
- As in incautious : adj not careful
- As in off-guard : adj unprepared
- As in unsuspecting : adj gullible
- As in unawares : adv without warning; suddenly
- As in off-guard : adv when not paying attention
Synonyms for off guard
- aback
- abruptly
- absent
- absentminded
- accidentally
- any old way
- apathetic
- asleep
- asleep at the switch
- asleep on the job
- blind
- bold
- bored
- brash
- by accident
- by mistake
- by surprise
- careless
- carelessly
- caught napping
- confiding
- credulous
- daydreaming
- derelict
- devil-may-care
- distracted
- distrait
- distraught
- diverted
- dreamy
- easy
- faraway
- fast-and-loose
- flat-footed
- foot-in-mouth
- hasty
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ignorantly
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inadvertent
- inadvertently
- inattentive
- inconsiderate
- indifferent
- indiscreet
- inexperienced
- ingenuous
- injudicious
- innocent
- inobservant
- listless
- lost
- madcap
- mistakenly
- musing
- naive
- napping
- neglectful
- negligent
- not on the job
- oblivious
- off guard
- off-guard
- out to lunch
- pay no mind
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- preoccupied
- rapt
- rash
- reckless
- regardless
- remiss
- removed
- scatterbrained
- short
- simple
- spaced out
- sticking one's neck out
- sudden
- surprisingly
- swallowing
- taken in
- thoughtless
- trustful
- trusting
- unalert
- unconscious
- unconsciously
- undiscerning
- undoubting
- unexpectedly
- unguarded
- unheeding
- unintentionally
- unknowingly
- unmindful
- unnoticing
- unobservant
- unobserving
- unperceiving
- unprepared
- unready
- unsuspecting
- unsuspicious
- unthinking
- unvigilant
- unwarned
- unwary
- unwatchful
- unwittingly
- vague
- wary
- wide open
- zoned out
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019