unawares
adverb
[ ʌnəˈwɛːz ]
• without being aware of a situation.
• "the photographer had caught her unawares"
Similar:
by surprise,
unexpectedly,
without warning,
suddenly,
abruptly,
unprepared,
off-guard,
cold,
red-handed,
in the act,
in flagrante delicto,
with one's trousers/pants down,
napping,
in flagrante,
on the hop,
unknowingly,
unwittingly,
unconsciously,
without noticing,
in all innocence,
unintentionally,
inadvertently,
accidentally,
by accident,
by mistake,
mistakenly,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from unaware + -s3.
