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wary
war·y W0036600 (wâr′ē)adj. war·i·er, war·i·est 1. On guard; watchful: taught to be wary of strangers.2. Characterized by caution: a wary glance at the black clouds. [Middle English ware, from Old English wær; see wer- in Indo-European roots.] war′i·ly adv.war′i·ness n.wary (ˈwɛərɪ) adj, warier or wariest1. watchful, cautious, or alert2. characterized by caution or watchfulness[C16: from ware2 + -y1] ˈwarily adv ˈwariness nwar•y (ˈwɛər i) adj. war•i•er, war•i•est. 1. watchful; being on one's guard against danger. 2. arising from caution: a wary look. [1545–55; ware2 + -y1] war′i•ly, adv. war′i•ness, n. syn: See careful. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | wary - 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"unwary - not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence"- O.J.Campbell | | 2. | wary - openly distrustful and unwilling to confideleery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrustingdistrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson |
waryadjective1. suspicious, sceptical, mistrustful, suspecting, guarded, apprehensive, cagey (informal), leery (slang), distrustful, on your guard, chary, heedful My mother always told me to be wary of strangers.2. watchful, careful, alert, cautious, prudent, attentive, vigilant, circumspect, heedful Keep a wary eye on children when they are playing near water. watchful rash, reckless, careless, negligent, unsuspecting, foolhardy, unwary, unguarded, imprudent, remisswaryadjective1. Vigilantly attentive:alert, observant, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful, watchful, wide-awake.Idiom: on the ball.2. Trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error:careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, forehanded, gingerly, prudent.Translationswary (ˈweəri) adjective cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning). Be wary of lending money to him. 小心翼翼的,提防的 小心翼翼的,谨慎的 ˈwarily adverb 小心翼翼地 小心翼翼地,谨慎地 ˈwariness noun 小心翼翼 小心翼翼,谨慎,注意 IdiomsSeewarilywary Related to wary: Leary, suavitySynonyms for waryadj suspiciousSynonyms- suspicious
- sceptical
- mistrustful
- suspecting
- guarded
- apprehensive
- cagey
- leery
- distrustful
- on your guard
- chary
- heedful
adj watchfulSynonyms- watchful
- careful
- alert
- cautious
- prudent
- attentive
- vigilant
- circumspect
- heedful
Antonyms- rash
- reckless
- careless
- negligent
- unsuspecting
- foolhardy
- unwary
- unguarded
- imprudent
- remiss
Synonyms for waryadj vigilantly attentiveSynonyms- alert
- observant
- open-eyed
- vigilant
- wakeful
- watchful
- wide-awake
adj trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or errorSynonyms- careful
- cautious
- chary
- circumspect
- forehanded
- gingerly
- prudent
Synonyms for waryadj marked by keen caution and watchful prudenceAntonymsadj openly distrustful and unwilling to confideSynonyms- leery
- mistrustful
- suspicious
- untrusting
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