🚫 Not protected 🗣️ Not careful

guardless

8.6

Not careful in what you say or do

adjective
/ˈɡɑrdləs/

: desinhibido

Her guardless remarks during the interview revealed more than she intended.

Examples

Don't be so guardless with your comments!
He entered the negotiation in a guardless manner, trusting everyone too easily.
The author's guardless honesty made the memoir especially moving.
His guardless remarks upset many people.
Her guardless remarks during the interview revealed more than she intended.
The author's guardless honesty made the memoir especially moving.
He entered the negotiation in a guardless manner, trusting everyone too easily.

Synonyms

careless

vsguardless

14 1.0

A lack of attention that causes mistakes or harm

focuses on saying or doing without reserve rather than on safety

unguarded

vsguardless

8 5.1

Not careful about what you say or do, so you reveal more than you want

is about being unreserved in words and actions rather than physical exposure

uncareful

vsguardless

1 5.7

Someone who does not pay attention and often causes mistakes or harm

is about being unreserved in words rather than mere inattention

Antonyms

cautious

210 2.9

Careful to avoid risk or mistakes

reserved

3.7

Not willing to show feelings or talk much

How Cautious

guarded

4.9

cautious

210 2.9

guardless

8.6

reckless

193 3.6

Surface Forms

guardless positive

Morphology

guardless = guard (semi-transparent) = guard + less

Built from 'guard' (caution) + '-less' meaning 'without caution'; the extension to behaviour and speech is slightly metaphorical and may not be fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Guardless also comes from guard 'to watch' and -less 'without', and you can think of the phrase 'let your guard down' as a memory help. That's why guardless can mean someone who speaks or acts 'without' caution or reserve.