unguarded

adjective

un·​guard·​ed ˌən-ˈgär-dəd How to pronounce unguarded (audio)
1
: vulnerable to attack : unprotected
2
: free from guile or wariness : direct, incautious
unguarded remarks
unguardedly adverb
unguardedness noun

Examples of unguarded in a Sentence

I let the secret about the surprise party spill out in an unguarded moment. the swimming coach quickly regretted his unguarded comments about the young swimmer's limitations
Recent Examples on the Web Do scouts really believe Williams can’t find unguarded receivers? Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024 The sprawling effort, however, left the goal unguarded and Zemgus Girgensons wound up with a clean look at a wide-open net. David Wilson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 At Lambert Houses, another Phipps project in the South Bronx, Weinstein and his team have been erecting new high-rises with doormen, in imitation of Via Verde, to replace the project’s six-story buildings from the 1970s with their multiple, unguarded entrances. Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024 The director's love for capturing real people moving, unguarded, can be seen as Denzel's hostage negotiator talks things through with his team outside the bank. Eric Farwell, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023 That set up quarterback Brady Cook's 16-yard touchdown pass to unguarded tight end Brett Norfleet. Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023 Based on job listings, multiple sources, forum posts, and unguarded LinkedIn boasts, Roettgers writes that Amazon has been working on Vega since at least 2019, is mostly done with the core development, and is now focused on an SDK and developer outreach. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023 But the big surge in fentanyl isn’t due to immigrants sneaking it over an unguarded border. Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023 And perhaps worst of all: gangs using chainsaws to steal heavily laden branches and even entire trees from unguarded groves. Derek Gatopoulos, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unguarded was circa 1593

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“Unguarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unguarded. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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unguarded

adjective
un·​guard·​ed ˌən-ˈgärd-əd How to pronounce unguarded (audio)
1
: open to attack : unprotected
2
: not cautious : unwary
unguarded comments
unguardedly adverb

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