Meaning & Definition of Unawares in English
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Unawares
/ənəwɛrz/
adverb
1. Without forethought or plan
- Inadvertently
- "Came upon the diamond unawares"
synonym:
- unawares
2. 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
synonym:
- unawares
3. At a disadvantage
- "I was caught short"
synonym:
- short,
- unawares