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lower one's guard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
low-er one's -guard
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become less guarded; to allow oneself to become more vulnerable.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

lowers one's guard (present, singular) lowering one's guard (participle, present) lowered one's guard (participle, past) lowered one's guard (past)

Synonyms

drop one's guard let one's guard down

Antonyms

keep one's guard up

Questions

What does lower one's guard mean?
To become less guarded; to allow oneself to become more vulnerable.

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