Antonyms for wary


Grammar : Adj
Spell : wair-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛər i


Definition of wary

Origin :
  • 1550s, from Old English wær "prudent, aware, alert, wary," from Proto-Germanic *waraz (cf. Old Norse varr "attentive," Gothic wars "cautious," Old Saxon giwar, Middle Dutch gheware, Old High German giwar, German gewahr "aware"), from PIE root *wer- "to cover" (see weir). Related: Warily; wariness.
  • adj careful, cautious
Example sentences :
  • Tranter, cunning and wary from years of fighting, knew that his chance had come.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • But when they reached Rhegium, the wary Spartan was already beyond their reach.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • The very lavishness arouses suspicion in the minds of the wary.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • But the wary and vigilant leader of the Hurons was not so easily disconcerted.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He sought no return fire, but lay in the dip, wary and patient.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The wary and skillful Johnston had another army, and he could not be far away.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • After that he was wary and watchful and full of his purpose.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Even the most wary, circumspect, and suspicious, might thus be overcome.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • But we must take care how we act, Vivian; we must be wary; eh!
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • He had been wary and he had known how to wait; and now, it seemed to him, he was to be rewarded for his patience.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for wary

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