unaware

¹un·aware

adv \-ə-ˈwer\

Definition of UNAWARE

: unawares

Examples of UNAWARE

1. <the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware>

First Known Use of UNAWARE

1581

Related to UNAWARE

Synonyms: aback, suddenly, unanticipatedly, unawares, unexpectedly

Related Words: abruptly, short; amazingly, astoundingly, surprisingly

Near Antonyms: laggardly, leisurely, pokily, slowly, sluggishly, tardily; obviously

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Rhymes with UNAWARE

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