Unawares

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. By surprise; unexpectedly: "Sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares” ( Abraham Lincoln).
  • ad. Without forethought or plan. See Usage Note at unaware.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. unexpectedly or by surprise
  • ad. inadvertently
  • ad. without plan or forethought
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • While the person is unaware; unexpectedly; without previous knowledge or preparation; suddenly.
  • Without premeditated design; inadvertently.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. at a disadvantage
  • ad. suddenly and unexpectedly
  • ad. without forethought or plan; inadvertently
    • Equivalent
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    Cross Reference
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    suddenly   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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