unawares
adverb
1 unawares
Without forethought or plan; inadvertently.
Roget 491: ignorantly etc. adj.; unawares; for anything, for aught one knows; not that one knows.
Roget 508: abruptly, unexpectedly, surprisingly; plump, pop, a l'improviste [Fr.], unawares; without notice, without warning, without a 'by your leave';" like a thief in the night, like a thunderbolt; in an unguarded moment; ... show more
2 unawares
Suddenly and unexpectedly.
3 unawares
At a disadvantage.
synonym: short.
Moby thesaurus: aback, abruptly, accidentally, bang, by accident, by surprise, dash, guiltlessly, hastily, ignorantly, impetuously, implausibly, improbably, impulsively, inadvertently, innocently, insensibly, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, mistakenly ... show more.
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