At ease
Caught off guard and at ease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Caught off guard" instead an adjective phrase "At ease".
Caught off guard
At ease and caught off guard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "At ease" instead an adjective phrase "Caught off guard".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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In Slater's case he's more at ease in just having a conversation with Danny's mom, who, though not unattractive (being played by Mercedes Ruehl), but hardly the supermodels he normally meets, while Benedict was caught off guard by the appearance of a young prostitute.
Source: Film / Last Action Hero
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Caught off guard and At ease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/at_ease/caught_off_guard
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