WARY Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word wary. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for WARY
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careful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • exercising caution or showing care or attention adjective satellite • cautiously attentive • unhurried and with care and dignity • full of cares or anxiety • mindful of the future in spending money | ||||||||
cautious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing careful forethought noun • people who are fearful and cautious adjective satellite • avoiding excess | ||||||||
guarded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • prudent | ||||||||
leery | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide | ||||||||
suspicious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide • not as expected | ||||||||
alert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • engaged in or accustomed to close observation noun • condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action • a warning serves to make you more alert to danger • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger adjective satellite • quick and energetic • mentally perceptive and responsive verb • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||||
watchful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • engaged in or accustomed to close observation adjective satellite • experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness • carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger | ||||||||
circumspect | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • heedful of potential consequences | ||||||||
scrupulous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled adjective satellite • characterized by extreme care and great effort | ||||||||
chary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by great caution and wariness | ||||||||
mistrustful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide | ||||||||
untrusting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide |