unguarded

unguarded
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. inadvertent, thoughtless, incautious; with one's guard down; not guarded.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. thoughtless, frank, careless, unwary, heedless, offhand, casual, imprudent, unwise, impulsive, ill-considered, candid, ingenuous, naive, unconscious, incautious, headlong, impolitic, spontaneous, unreflective, unpremeditated.
Ant. deliberate*, cautious, wary.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. unprotected exposed, vulnerable, defenseless, unwatched, unpatrolled, assailable.
2. open honest, sincere, genuine, frank, candid, artless, aboveboard, straightforward, ingenuous.
ANT.: 1. protected, guarded, defended. 2. guarded, discreet, self-censored
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Inadequately protected: insecure, unprotected, unsafe. See SAFETY.

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