George began to climb all unawares.
Source: tatoeba (52957)
Unawares
//ˌʌnəˈwɛə(ɹ)z//
Synonyms for "unawares" (59 found)
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8 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- ненадейно adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- неочаквано adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- неумишлено adv (without plan or forethought)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 出其不意 adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- 措手不及 adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- 未經準備 /未经准备 adv (without plan or forethought)
- 毫無準備 /毫无准备 adv (without plan or forethought)
Danish
3 entries- på sengen adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- uforvarende adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- uplanlagt adv (without plan or forethought)
Finnish
2 entries- miettimättä adv (without plan or forethought)
- yllättäen adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
French
3 entries- au dépourvu adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- à l'improviste adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- à l'improviste adv (without plan or forethought)
Irish
1 entries- gan fhios adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- på sengen adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- uforvarende adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
Polish
4 entries- bezwiednie adv (without plan or forethought)
- niespodziewanie adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
- nieświadomie adv (without plan or forethought)
- znienacka adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
Russian
1 entries- враспло́х adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
Sanskrit
1 entries- अम्नस् adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- gun fhiosta adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
Ukrainian
1 entries- знена́цька adv (unexpectedly or by surprise)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The news caught us completely unawares.
Source: tatoeba (11070868)
If he forks, he will soon catch you unawares.
Source: tatoeba (11677535)
Your question catches/takes me unawares, I don't know the answer right now...
Source: wiktionary
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