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wary

adjective

1 as a soldier, he was trained to be wary:

cautious, careful, circumspect, on one's guard, chary, alert, on the alert, on the lookout, on the qui vive, prudent;

attentive, heedful, watchful, vigilant, hypervigilant, observant;

informal wide awake, on one's toes, cagey.

▷antonyms unwary, inattentive.

2 we are wary of strangers in the city these days:

suspicious, chary, careful, distrustful, mistrustful, sceptical, doubtful, dubious;

guarded, on one's guard;

informal leery.

▷antonyms unwary, trustful.

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wary Oxford Dictionary of English