unawares English

Meaning unawares meaning

What does unawares mean?

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unawares Adverb

— If something comes unawares, it comes surprisingly.

unawares

— adverb without forethought or plan; inadvertently came upon the diamond unawares

— adverb suddenly and unexpectedly rain caught them unawares sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares — A.Lincoln

— adverb (= short) at a disadvantage I was caught short

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unawares English » English

unexpectedly

unnoticed

unknowingly

short

inadvertently

abruptly

unwittingly

inattentively

carelessly

by accident

before one knows

unintentionally

unconsciously

unconscious

treacherously

surprisingly

suddenly

straightway

quickly

offhandedly

off-guard

off guard

of a sudden

casually

by surprise

before you know it

accidentally