What does unwares mean?
Unwares means (now rare, archaic) Unexpectedly, suddenly..
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/ʌnˈwɛːz/ · adverb
(now rare, archaic) Unexpectedly, suddenly..
Still as he went, he craftie stales did lay / With cunning traines him to entrap vnwares.
Use unwares when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unwares means (now rare, archaic) Unexpectedly, suddenly..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Still as he went, he craftie stales did lay / With cunning traines him to entrap vnwares.
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