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unawares
[uhn-uh-wairz] 
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unawares
[uhn-uh-wairz]
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without warning; suddenly |
| Synonyms: | aback, abruptly, accidentally, by accident, by mistake, by surprise, carelessly, ignorantly, inadvertently, mistakenly, off guard, short, sudden, surprisingly, unconsciously, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unknowingly, unprepared, unready, unwittingly |
| Notes: | unaware is an adjective that means 'not being aware of something' and unawares is an adverb meaning 'by surprise; unexpectedly' |
| Antonyms: | consciously, knowingly |
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| Main Entry: | suddenly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unexpectedly |
| Synonyms: | aback, abruptly, all at once, all of a sudden, asudden, forthwith, on spur of moment, quickly, short, sudden, swiftly, unanticipatedly, unaware, unawares, without warning |
| Antonyms: | expectedly, slowly |
| Main Entry: | unexpectedly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | surprisingly |
| Synonyms: | out of the blue, quickly, startlingly, suddenly, unawares, unusually |
| Antonyms: | normally, obviously, regularly |
| Main Entry: | unexpectedly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in an unexpected way |
| Synonyms: | out of the blue, unawares |
| Antonyms: | predictably |
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| Main Entry: | short |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
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Adjectives: |
little, short, brachyskelic, brief, commatic, compact, compendious, concise, curt, curtailed of its fair proportion, dumpy, fubsy, improcerous, oblate, pug, runtish, scrimp, shorn, short by, short-waisted, spuddy, squab, squabbish, squabby, squat, stubbed, stubby, stumpy, summary, thickset, undersized
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