| Main Entry: | beta |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being tested |
Synonyms: |
dubious, experimental, flaky, mostly working, new, pre-release, suspect, testing, unready |
| Main Entry: | lazy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inactive, sluggish |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, asleep on the job, careless, comatose, dallying, dilatory, drowsy, dull, flagging, idle, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, languid, languorous, lethargic, lifeless, loafing, neglectful, out of it, passive, procrastinating, remiss, shiftless, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow, slow-moving, snoozy, somnolent, supine, tardy, tired, torpid, trifling, unconcerned, unenergetic, unindustrious, unpersevering, unready, weary |
Antonyms: |
active, diligent, energetic, hard-working, industrious, lively |
| Main Entry: | off-guard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unprepared |
Synonyms: |
asleep, asleep on the job, daydreaming, flat-footed, inattentive, napping, spaced out, unalert, unready, unsuspecting, unvigilant, unwatchful, zoned out |
| Main Entry: | unawares |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without warning; suddenly |
Synonyms: |
aback, abruptly, accidentally, by accident, by mistake, by surprise, carelessly, ignorantly, inadvertently, mistakenly, off guard, short, sudden, surprisingly, unconsciously, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unknowingly, unprepared, unready, unwittingly |
| Notes: | unaware is an adjective that means 'not being aware of something' and unawares is an adverb meaning 'by surprise; unexpectedly' |
Antonyms: |
consciously, knowingly |
| Main Entry: | unprepared |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not ready |
Synonyms: |
ad-lib, caught off guard, ill-considered, impromptu, improvised, napping, not prepared, off the cuff, off the top of one's head, offhand, played by ear, spontaneous, surprised, taken off guard, unaware, unexpected, unplanned, unready, unrehearsed, unschooled, unskilled, untrained, vulnerable, winged* |
| Main Entry: | unwilling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not in the mood |
Synonyms: |
afraid, against, against the grain, averse, backward, begrudging, compelled, contrary, demurring, disinclined, disobliging, evasive, forced, grudging, hesitating, indisposed, indocile, involuntary, laggard, loath, malcontent, opposed, recalcitrant, refractory, reluctant, remiss, resistant, shrinking, shy, slack, slow, unaccommodating, uncheerful, uncooperative, uneager, unenthusiastic, uninclined, unobliging, unready, unwishful, wayward |
Antonyms: |
prepared, ready, willing |
| Main Entry: | off-guard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | when not paying attention |
Synonyms: |
asleep, asleep at the switch, derelict, flat-footed, napping, negligent, not on the job, unalert, unguarded, unprepared, unready, unwatchful |
| Main Entry: | unprepared |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
Related
Adjectives: |
crude, incomplete, unprepared, abortive, caught napping, coarse, dismantled, disqualified, embryonic, fallow, green, happy-go-lucky, ill-digested, immature, imprompt, improvident, in a state of nature, in dishabille, in the rough, indigested, natural, out of gear, out of order, precocious, premature, raw, rough, rough cast, rough hewn, rudimental, shiftless, thoughtless, unarranged, unbegun, unblown, unboiled, unconcocted, uncooked, uncultivated, undigested, undressed, undrilled, uneducated, unequipped, unexercised, unfashioned, unfitted, unfledged, unformed, unfurnished, unguarded, unhatched, unhewn, unlabored, unleavened, unlicked, unmellowed, unnurtured, unorganized, unpolished, unpremeditated, unprovided, unqualified, unready, unripe, unseasoned, unsown, untaught, untilled, untrained, untrimmed, untutored, unwrought, without preparation
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