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unguarded

[ uhn-gahr-did ]

adjective

  1. not guarded; guard; unprotected; undefended.

    Synonyms: defenseless

  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 piece, etc.:

    an unguarded queen of clubs; an unguarded pawn.

  4. not cautious or discreet; careless:

    In an unguarded moment he had told her about his affair.

    Synonyms: indiscreet

  5. without a safeguard, as a cover, barrier, or shield, for protection:

    an unguarded buzz saw.



unguarded

/ ʌnˈɡɑːdɪd /

adjective

  1. unprotected; vulnerable
  2. guileless; open; frank
  3. incautious or careless
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • unˈguardedness, noun
  • unˈguardedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • un·guarded·ly adverb
  • un·guarded·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unguarded1

First recorded in 1585–95; un- 1 + guarded
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Example Sentences

The new pool alarm system he’s just developed sends out several types of warnings when someone or something splashes into an unguarded pool.

Piercing his cocoon of lies is one problem—the other is the fact that he left almost no evidence of his unguarded thoughts.

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Perhaps that’s why Levy is able to extract such unguarded answers from Lange and her family members.

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Prince Harry has been fortunate that reaction to his criticism of the First Amendment—he called this founding principle of the American constitution “bonkers” in an unguarded podcast chat—has not taken off and become a full-blown “thing.”

I happened to run into the superintendent the day we got the news, and blurted out a question in an unguarded moment.

The curtained-off “backstage” area is unguarded and chaotic.

As the agent looked down to read the message, Todashev apparently took the unguarded instant as opportunity.

That kind of unguarded remark also feeds perceptions that the mainstream media is biased against Romney.

People are unguarded around her, which will prove to be interesting.

The distribution of the Portuguese force was made wholly on the coast, while the land side was left totally unguarded.

If therefore he should leave elevator shafts, or hatchways unguarded, he would be clearly liable for the consequences.

Thereupon the fisherman rushed to save his cloak, and the fox bolted out at the unguarded door.

He did not dare to call assistance; an unguarded word might have slipped out unawares.

The route through the valley of La Belle was little known to Federals, and practically unguarded.

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