'Unawares' definitions:
Definition of 'unawares'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares"
adverb
Suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln
adverb
At a disadvantage; "I was caught short" [syn: short, unawares]
Definition of 'Unawares'
From: GCIDE
- Unawares \Un`a*wares"\, adv. Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly. "Mercies lighting unawares." --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]
- Lest unawares we lose This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- At unaware, or At unawares, unexpectedly; by surprise. [1913 Webster]
- He breaks at unawares upon our walks. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- So we met In this old sleepy town at unaware. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unawares'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aback,
- abruptly,
- accidentally,
- bang,
- by accident,
- by surprise,
- dash,
- guiltlessly,
- hastily,
- ignorantly,
- impetuously,
- implausibly,
- improbably,
- impulsively,
- inadvertently,
- innocently,
- insensibly,
- like a flash,
- like a thunderbolt,
- mistakenly,
- of a sudden,
- off base,
- on short notice,
- plop,
- plump,
- plunk,
- pop,
- precipitantly,
- precipitately,
- precipitously,
- sharp,
- short,
- slap,
- smack,
- startlingly,
- sudden,
- suddenly,
- surprisingly,
- unanticipatedly,
- unaware,
- unconsciously,
- unexpectedly,
- unforeseeably,
- unguiltily,
- unintentionally,
- unknowingly,
- unmindfully,
- unpredictably,
- unprepared,
- unready,
- unsuspectingly,
- unwittingly,
- without notice,
- without warning,
- witlessly