Home › Words › U › unguardunguardunguard means to deprive of a guard.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unguard ranks #7,707 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom un- + guard.verbTo deprive of a guardto leave unprotected.e.g.“a. 1768, Laurence Sterne, sermon When the gay and smiling aspect of things has begun to leave the passages to a man's heart thus thoughtlessly unguarded”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.guardlessness 71% match — Absence of a guard or guards. vs unguard →misguard 70% match — To fail to guard properly. vs unguard →unguardedness 69% match — The state or condition of being unguarded. vs unguard →unguardedly 67% match — In an unguarded manner. vs unguard →unsafeguarded 65% match — Not safeguarded. vs unguard →nonguarded 64% match — Not guarded. vs unguard →disgarrison 63% match — To deprive of a garrison. vs unguard →guardianless 63% match — Without a guardian. vs unguard →