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unguarded adjective [ ʌnˈɡɑːdɪd ]

• without protection or a guard.
• "the museum was unguarded at night"
Similar: undefended, unprotected, defenceless, unfortified, unshielded, unarmed, vulnerable, insecure, assailable, open to attack, wide open, exposed, in danger, endangered, unpatrolled, unattended, unwatched, pregnable,
Opposite: guarded, secure,
• not well considered; careless.
• "an unguarded remark"
Similar: careless, ill-advised, ill-considered, incautious, thoughtless, unthinking, rash, foolhardy, foolish, indiscreet, imprudent, injudicious, ill-judged, ill-thought-out, unthought-out, unwise, undiplomatic, misguided, hasty, spur-of-the-moment, hare-brained, inadvertent, insensitive, temerarious, unwary, inattentive, unobservant, off guard, unmindful, unwatchful, unheeding, heedless, distracted, absent-minded,

unguard verb

• (in bridge and whist) expose (a high card) to a risk of defeat by discarding low cards in the same suit.
• "declarer must be able to gain access to a menace card after it has been unguarded"


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