unguarded
adjective
un·guard·ed
ˌən-ˈgär-dəd 
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
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
People are unguarded and unfiltered there.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In The Limey, Soderbergh included flashbacks to Wilson’s early years, taken directly from a previous Stamp role in Ken Loach’s Poor Cow, another tour de force performance where a film’s meanings are carried by his deep eyes, unguarded expressions, and angular face.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
At once a pragmatist and a romantic, Corry sometimes struggles to keep her scientific brain from intruding on moments of sensory abandon and unguarded feeling.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Unguarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unguarded. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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unguarded
adjective
un·guard·ed
ˌən-ˈgärd-əd
1
: open to attack : unprotected
2
: not cautious : unwary
unguarded comments
unguardedly
adverb
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