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flat-footed(adverb, negligent, unprepared, ignorantly, unwatchful)
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heedless(adjective, careless, rash, oblivious, neglectful)
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irreflective(rash, oblivious, neglectful)
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negligent(adjective, adverb, careless, rash, reckless)
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not on the job(expression, idiom, adverb, negligent, unprepared)
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off-guard(adverb, ignorantly, unwatchful)
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out to lunch(expression, idiom, rash, oblivious, neglectful)
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unalert(adverb, negligent, unprepared, ignorantly, unwatchful)
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unready(adverb, negligent, unprepared, ignorantly, unwatchful)
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unwatchful(adverb, negligent, unprepared, ignorantly)
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asleep
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asleep at switch(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, heedless)
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by accident(expression, ignorantly, unwatchful)
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by mistake(expression, ignorantly, unwatchful)
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by surprise(expression, ignorantly, unwatchful)
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careless(adjective, rash, reckless, inattentive, oblivious)
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daydreaming(rash, oblivious, neglectful)
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disregardful(rash, oblivious, neglectful)
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fast and loose(expression, idiom, rash, oblivious, neglectful)
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feckless(rash, oblivious, neglectful)
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