Wary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeəɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɛɹi/.

Examples

they were wary in their movements
a wary glance at the black clouds
taught to be wary of strangers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leery mistrustful suspicious untrusting

Antonyms

unwary

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by keen caution and watchful prudence “they were wary in their movements”
adjective	openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Word Forms

wariness	noun	the trait of being cautious and watchful
leer	noun	a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
suspicion	noun	doubt about someone's honesty
suspiciousness	noun	being of a suspicious nature

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorsichtig

geprägt von großer Vorsicht und wachsamer Besonnenheit

🇫🇷French

méfiant

marqué par une grande prudence et une prudence vigilante

🇪🇸Spanish

cauteloso

marcado por una gran cautela y una prudencia vigilante

🇮🇹Italian

prudente

caratterizzato da acuta cautela e vigile prudenza

🇳🇱Dutch

behoedzaam

gekenmerkt door grote voorzichtigheid en waakzame voorzichtigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

cauteloso

marcado por grande cautela e prudência vigilante

🇷🇺Russian

осторожный

отличается острой осторожностью и бдительной осмотрительностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सावधान

गहरी सावधानी और सतर्क विवेक द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

সতর্ক

গভীর সতর্কতা এবং সতর্ক বিচক্ষণতার দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

எச்சரிக்கையாக

தீவிர எச்சரிக்கை மற்றும் கவனத்துடன் கூடிய விவேகம் ஆகியவற்றால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

జాగ్రత్తగా

చురుకైన జాగ్రత్త మరియు శ్రద్దగల వివేకంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

सावध

तीव्र सावधगिरी आणि सावध विवेकाने चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાવચેત

આતુર સાવધાની અને સચેત સમજદારી દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ

ತೀವ್ರ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾಗರೂಕ ವಿವೇಕದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാഗ്രതയുള്ള

സൂക്ഷ്‌മമായ ജാഗ്രതയും സൂക്ഷ്മമായ വിവേകവും കൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਵਧਾਨ

ਡੂੰਘੀ ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਚੌਕਸ ਸਮਝਦਾਰੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوشیار

گہری احتیاط اور ہوشیار ہوشیاری سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

警惕的

以敏锐的谨慎和警惕的谨慎为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

警戒している

鋭い警戒心と慎重な慎重さを特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

조심성 있는

예리한 주의와 조심스러운 신중함으로 표시됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cảnh giác

được đánh dấu bằng sự thận trọng sâu sắc và sự thận trọng thận trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ระวัง

โดดเด่นด้วยความรอบคอบและความระมัดระวังรอบคอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

waspada

ditandai dengan kehati-hatian dan kehati-hatian yang penuh kewaspadaan

🇵🇭Filipino

maingat

minarkahan ng matalas na pag-iingat at maingat na pag-iingat

🇲🇾Malay

berwaspada

ditandai dengan berhati-hati dan berhati-hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حذر

تتميز بالحذر الشديد والحكمة الساهرة

🇮🇷Persian

محتاط

با احتیاط شدید و احتیاط هوشیار مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ihtiyatlı

keskin bir ihtiyat ve ihtiyatlı bir ihtiyatla işaretlenmiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָהִיר

מאופיין בזהירות חריפה ובזהירות ערנית

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