Synonyms for unawares
ˌʌn əˈwɛərzun·awares

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1. unawaresadverb

   without forethought or plan; inadvertently

   "came upon the diamond unawares"

   Synonyms:
   short

2. unawaresadverb

   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

   Synonyms:
   short

3. short, unawaresadverb

   at a disadvantage

   "I was caught short"

   Synonyms:
   dead, suddenly, shortly, curtly, short, abruptly

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1. unawaresadjective

   Synonyms:
   unexpectedly, suddenly

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1. List of paraphrases for "unawares":

   aback

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1. Ray Smith:

   It was a freak gust of wind that caught everyone unawares, it actually pulled the safety stakes out of the ground.

2. Seneca:

   We deliberate about the parcels of life, but not about life itself, and so we arrive all unawares at its different epochs, and have the trouble of beginning all again. And so finally it is that we do not walk as men confidently towards death, but let death come suddenly upon us.

3. Siddharth Astir:

   Routines catch us unawares after evolving into weaknesses!!!!

4. Mahabharata:

   Death comes, and makes a man his prey, A man whose powers are yet unspent; Like one on gathering flowers intent, Whose thoughts are turned another way. Begin betimes to practise good, Lest fate surprise thee unawares Amid thy round of schemes and cares; To-morrow?s task to-day conclude.*

5. Hebrews 132 Bible:

   Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.