off-guard

A form of off guard — Not vigilant; unprepared; inattentive.

Similar
nappingoff guardoff one's guardoff his guardoff her guardoff your guardunready

Meanings

adjectiveoff-guard (comparative more off-guard, superlative most off-guard)

comparative more off-guard · superlative most off-guard

  1. alternativeAlternative form of off guard.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot prepared or vigilant

Similar
nappingoff guardoff one's guardoff his guardoff her guardoff your guardunready

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

off-guard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-guard

MLA

“off-guard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-guard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-guard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-guard.

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