unawares

advwithout warning; suddenly

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Synonyms for unawares

adv without warning; suddenly

Antonyms for unawares

More words related to unawares

short

adverb. abruptly

suddenly

adverb. unexpectedly

unexpectedly

adverb. in an unexpected way

Word Origin & History

1530s, "without being aware," from un- (1) "not" + aware + adverbial genitive -s. Meaning "without being noticed" is recorded from 1660s. Form unaware is recorded from 1590s.

Example Sentences for unawares

At least, Yates, with all his experience, thought he had taken her unawares.

Blessings, then, upon these young wayfarers, for they have "blessed me unawares."

"It was an unexpected blow; it caught me unawares," he said heatedly.

I had unawares added to her grief, for her brother Charley was going to Switzerland too.

You will take them unawares; but I flatter myself you will not find them unprepared.

However, I catch him unawares occasionally, and this is a snap I took last summer.

It's rather a fool-scheme, if you ask me, but it might have been a nuisance if it had been sprung on us unawares.

It dropped from him unawares, and I was on the terrace and caught the words.'

It had come upon him so unawares that he felt he had not kept it out of his voice.

They were but few; for the Greek troops had come on them unawares; 11.