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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