Synonyms for off guard
off guard

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1. off guardadjective

   Antonyms:
   on guard

2. off guardadjective

   His sudden appearance at the office caught her completely off guard.

   Antonyms:
   on guard

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1. napping, off-guard(a), off guard(p), off one's guard(p), off his guard, off her guard, off your guardadjective

   not prepared or vigilant

   "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"

   Antonyms:
   ready

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1. Paul Penzone:

   While at work, without any initial interaction leading him to believe theres a potential threat, he was attacked by an inmate, the inmate caught him off-guard, grabbed him by his throat and then swept his legs out from under so aggressively that when he was knocked off balance and thrown to the floor, the first part of his body to strike the cement was his head.

2. Missouri President Tim Wolfe:

   My behavior seemed like I did not care, that was not my intention. I was caught off-guard in that moment. Nonetheless, had I gotten out of the car to acknowledge the students and talk with them, perhaps we would n’t be where we are today.

3. Kristina Hooper:

   The jobs report is looking in the rear-view mirror while the protectionist actions last week will impact the future, investors may be caught off guard if there is a negative impact to economic growth this year from protectionism.

4. Wendy Anderson:

   Just caught me off guard, to be honest with you. Teared me up, i wasnt expecting it, and extremely flattered and thankful for those folks and so many others that have stepped up in so many different ways.

5. David Oppenheimer:

   The bears here are very peaceful, this one just caught me off guard.