Local English word record

napping

adjective · 1 sense

not prepared or vigilant

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Examples

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

Word relationships

Synonyms

off-guard(a), off guard(p), off one's guard(p), off his guard, off her guard, off your guard

Source and method

This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.

Princeton WordNet 3.0