Unawares — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without forethought or plan; inadvertently

suddenly and unexpectedly; ; - A.Lincoln

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌnəwˈɛɹz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌnəwˈeəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌnəwˈeəz/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnəwˈɛɹz/.

Examples

came upon the diamond unawares
rain caught them unawares
sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

short

Parts of Speech

adverb	without forethought or plan; inadvertently “came upon the diamond unawares”
adverb	suddenly and unexpectedly; ; - A.Lincoln “rain caught them unawares”
adverb	at a disadvantage “I was caught short”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ahnungslos

ohne Voraussicht oder Plan; versehentlich

🇫🇷French

au dépourvu

sans prévoyance ni plan ; par inadvertance

🇪🇸Spanish

inopinadamente

sin previsión ni plan; por inadvertencia

🇮🇹Italian

inconsapevolmente

senza previsione o piano; inavvertitamente

🇳🇱Dutch

onbewust

zonder voorbedachtheid of plan; onbedoeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

de surpresa

sem premeditação ou plano; inadvertidamente

🇷🇺Russian

врасплох

без предусмотрительности и плана; случайно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनजाने में

बिना किसी पूर्वविचार या योजना के; अनजाने में

🇧🇩Bengali

অজান্তে

পূর্ব চিন্তা বা পরিকল্পনা ছাড়া; অসাবধানতাবশত

🇮🇳Tamil

அறியாமல்

முன்னறிவிப்பு அல்லது திட்டம் இல்லாமல்; கவனக்குறைவாக

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలియకుండా

ముందస్తు ఆలోచన లేదా ప్రణాళిక లేకుండా; అనుకోకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

नकळत

पूर्वविचार किंवा योजना न करता; अनवधानाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજાણ

અગમચેતી અથવા યોજના વિના; અજાણતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರಿವಿಲ್ಲದೆ

ಮುಂದಾಲೋಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಯೋಜನೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ; ಅಜಾಗರೂಕತೆಯಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറിയാതെ

മുന്നൊരുക്കമോ പദ്ധതിയോ ഇല്ലാതെ; അശ്രദ്ധമായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੋਚੇ-ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਂ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਦੇ; ਅਣਜਾਣੇ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے خبر

بغیر سوچے سمجھے یا منصوبہ بندی کے؛ نادانستہ طور پر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不经意间

没有深思熟虑或计划；不经意间

🇯🇵Japanese

気づかない

事前の検討も計画もなしに。うっかり

🇰🇷Korean

뜻밖에

사전 고려나 계획 없이; 무심코

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không nhận thức được

không có sự suy tính trước hoặc có kế hoạch; vô tình

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่รู้ตัว

โดยไม่ต้องคิดล่วงหน้าหรือวางแผน โดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak sadar

tanpa pemikiran atau rencana sebelumnya; secara tidak sengaja

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kamalay-malay

nang walang pag-iisip o plano; hindi sinasadya

🇲🇾Malay

tak sedar

tanpa pemikiran atau rancangan; secara tidak sengaja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

على حين غرة

دون تفكير أو خطة؛ عن غير قصد

🇮🇷Persian

بی خبر

بدون پیش بینی و برنامه ریزی؛ ناخواسته

🇹🇷Turkish

habersiz

öngörü veya plan olmadan; yanlışlıkla

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁלֹא מִדַעַת

ללא מחשבה מוקדמת או תוכנית; מבלי משים

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