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Synonyms for wary
ˈwɛər iwa·ry

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  1. waryadjective

    Synonyms:
    guarded, chary, careful, cautious

  2. waryadjective

    Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.

    He is wary of dogs.

    Synonyms:
    careful, chary, guarded, cautious

  3. waryadjective

    Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.

    Synonyms:
    chary, cautious, careful, guarded

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. wary

    Vigilant implies more sustained activity and more intelligent volition than alert; one may be habitually alert by reason of native quickness of perception and thought, or one may be momentarily alert under some excitement or expectancy; one who is vigilant is so with thoughtful purpose. One is vigilant against danger or harm; he may be alert or watchful for good as well as against evil; he is wary in view of suspected stratagem, trickery, or treachery. A person may be wakeful because of some merely physical excitement or excitability, as through insomnia; yet he may be utterly careless and negligent in his wakefulness, the reverse of watchful; a person who is truly watchful must keep himself wakeful while on watch, in which case wakeful has something of mental quality. Watchful, from the Saxon, and vigilant, from the Latin, are almost exact equivalents; but vigilant has somewhat more of sharp definiteness and somewhat more suggestion of volition; one may be habitually watchful; one is vigilant of set purpose and for direct cause, as in the presence of an enemy. Compare ALERT.

    Synonyms:
    alert, awake, careful, cautious, circumspect, on the alert, on the lookout, sleepless, vigilant, wakeful, watchful, wide-awake

    Antonyms:
    careless, drowsy, dull, heedless, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, thoughtless, unwary

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. wary

    Synonyms:
    suspicious, cautious, watchful, guarded, circumspect, prudent, vigilant

    Antonyms:
    unwary, unsuspecting, incautious, invigilant, unwatchful, unguarded, uncircumspect, heedless

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. waryadjective

    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

    "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers"

    Synonyms:
    suspicious, leery, untrusting, mistrustful

    Antonyms:
    unwary, trusting, unguarded, trustful, gullible

  2. leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, waryadjective

    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

    Synonyms:
    fishy, leery, shady, funny, suspicious, suspect, untrusting, mistrustful

    Antonyms:
    unwary, gullible, unguarded, trusting, trustful

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cautious

    i would be cautious about walking there after dark.

    Submitted by Soulwriter on June 13, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. waryadjective

    Synonyms:
    cautious, heedful, careful, watchful, vigilant, circumspect, prudent, discreet, guarded

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. waryadjective

    Synonyms:
    guarded, cautious, circumspect, careful, vigilant

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How to use wary in a sentence?

  1. David McGuire:

    We shouldnt write off tools that might help mitigate the problem. But we also must recognize that technology is no magic pill to stemming the pandemic, towns and the state should be wary of self-interested, privacy-invading companies using COVID-19 as a chance to market their products and create future business opportunities.

  2. J. R. R. Tolkien:

    I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence.

  3. Austin Miller:

    I'm one of the General Austin Miller military officers who's had the opportunity to speak with the The Taliban, and I've told them... it's important that the military sides set the conditions for a peaceful and political settlement in Afghanistan. However, the civilians in Dawlat Abad who spoke to CNN seemed wary of the The Taliban and their intentions once foreigners leave.Several told The Taliban had quickly introduced new rules after taking over the area. Girls could no longer go to school and women could not go to the market unless accompanied by a man. One witness to the commando shooting said :.

  4. Oliver Wallin:

    Although the Fed has two explicit mandates - inflation and unemployment - they are going to be wary of what's happening in the wider global environment, including in China. That will no doubt influence the scale of the U.S. rate rises, there has been suspicion for some time that all is not as good as it seems in China. We are 'underweight' on emerging markets and have a feeling that there is more value to be found in the developed markets.

  5. Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love":

    Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors and miss.


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