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war·y
 wary
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- pronunciation:
- weIr
i
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
warier, wariest |
| definition 1: |
on watchful guard against threat, danger, or trickery; cautious.
Getting cheated in the past has caused him to become wary.They taught their children to be wary of strangers on their way home from school.- synonyms:
- careful, cautious, chary, watchful
- antonyms:
- adventuresome, heedless, naive, unwary
- similar words:
- alert, attentive, cagey, guarded, heedful, jealous, mindful, on guard, on the qui vive, safe, shy, vigilant
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| definition 2: |
caused or characterized by watchful caution.
The new prisoner had a wary look.- synonyms:
- cautious, guarded
- antonyms:
- daring, unguarded
- similar words:
- alert, attentive, chary, vigilant, watchful
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| related words: |
afraid, calculating, canny, careful, circumspect, discreet, gingerly, prudent, suspicious |
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