guardless

Examples

• All

• The museum was left guardless overnight, making it vulnerable to theft.

• He walked into the guardless building without anyone stopping him.

• The guardless entrance made the building vulnerable to intruders.

• Without a security system, the house was completely guardless.

• The house stood alone on the hill, completely guardless and vulnerable to intruders.

• After the storm, many guardless buildings were left exposed to the elements with shattered windows.

• The park was guardless, making it easy for anyone to wander in without permission.

Synonyms

D

defenseless

vsguardless

• US

77 3.5

Without protection and easy to hurt

is about missing a watcher or protector rather than only weakness

U

unprotected

vsguardless

28 2.9

Not safe from harm

stresses missing a particular protector rather than general unhelped state

U

unguarded

vsguardless

11 5.2

Not watched or protected so someone can take it

focuses on absence of a specific protector rather than general vulnerability

U

unsecured

vsguardless

4 5.3

Not made safe, for example items not fastened or a computer without a password

relates to missing human protection rather than loose or unlocked state

U

undefended

vsguardless

3 6.0

Not protected from attack or criticism

highlights missing a protector rather than only lacking defenses

U

unpatrolled

vsguardless

6.5

An area without guards or patrols watching it

refers instead to lacking a nearby person assigned to protect it

W

watchless

vsguardless

• Archaic

8.9

Not on duty to stand guard on a ship

concerns lacking a watcher or protector more generally than a duty roster

Antonyms

P

protected

1 2.0

Kept safe from harm or danger

How Protected

secure

318 3.2

exposed

1 3.4

guardless

7.9

vulnerable

581 4.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology