helpless vs unguarded

helpless

adj
  • Unable to defend oneself. 

  • Unable to act without help; needing help; feeble. 

  • Uncontrollable. 

  • Lacking help; powerless. 

unguarded

adj
  • Having no guard or protection; vulnerable. 

  • Displaying a lack of caution or thought. 

How often have the words helpless and unguarded occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )