275 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ lˈi͡əɹi], [ lˈi‍əɹi], [ l_ˈiə_ɹ_i]

Similar words for leery:

• all (adjective)
• cagey (adjective)
• careful (adjective)
• cautious (adjective)
• chary (adjective)
• disbelieving (adjective)
• distrustful (adjective)
• guarded (adjective)
• mistrustful (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective)
• prudent (adjective)
• unbelieving (adjective)
• untrusting (adjective)
• wary (adjective)
• other relevant words (noun)
• other synonyms
• disinclined
• other relevant words (noun)

How to use "leery" in context?

Homophones for leery

Antonyms for leery

Hypernyms for leery

Synonyms for Leery:

• adj.

  • all (adjective)
  • leery.
  • cagey (adjective)
  • shrewdest.
  • careful (adjective)
  • ex acting,
  • going great lengths,
  • observant,
  • most selfdisciplined,
  • most thorough,
  • more thorough,
  • more careful,
  • provident,
  • more precise,
  • self disciplined,
  • de-liberate,
  • ex-acting,
  • de liberate,
  • more selfdisciplined.
  • cautious (adjective)
  • on the lookout,
  • playing it cool,
  • watching one's step,
  • keeping on one's toes,
  • taking it easy,
  • taking it slow,
  • thinking twice,
  • walking on eggs,
  • pussyfoot,
  • safest,
  • all ears,
  • on lookout,
  • hedging one's bets,
  • watching out,
  • SAFER,
  • with one's eyes peeled,
  • forethoughtful.
  • chary (adjective)
  • uneasy.
  • disbelieving (adjective)
  • aporetic,
  • SHOW-ME.
  • distrustful (adjective)
  • up-tight,
  • dis trustful,
  • dis-trustful,
  • up tight.
  • guarded (adjective)
  • non committal,
  • re served,
  • over cautious,
  • over careful,
  • over-cautious,
  • more overcautious,
  • most overcautious,
  • most overcareful,
  • re-served,
  • more overcareful.
  • mistrustful (adjective)
  • mis-trustful,
  • mis trustful.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • freethinking,
  • on the qui vive,
  • been hit before,
  • overcareful,
  • untrusting,
  • chary,
  • in doubt,
  • non-believing,
  • nonbelieving,
  • not born yesterday on the lookout,
  • suspicious,
  • wary,
  • cagey,
  • unconvinced,
  • guarded,
  • without belief,
  • overcautious,
  • non-committal,
  • disbelieving,
  • over-careful,
  • careful,
  • self-disciplined,
  • prudent,
  • judgmatic,
  • cautious,
  • with eyes peeled,
  • without faith,
  • selfdisciplined,
  • unwasteful,
  • going to great lengths,
  • wideawake,
  • handling with kid gloves.
  • prudent (adjective)
  • far-sighted,
  • far sighted,
  • tactical,
  • more judgmatic,
  • most judgmatic.
  • unbelieving (adjective)
  • more unconvinced,
  • most agnostic,
  • most unconvinced,
  • un-believing,
  • most nonbelieving,
  • un-convinced,
  • non believing,
  • most freethinking,
  • more agnostic,
  • un believing,
  • un convinced,
  • more freethinking,
  • more nonbelieving.
  • untrusting (adjective)
  • un-trusting,
  • un trusting.
  • wary (adjective)
  • more unwasteful,
  • un wasteful,
  • most unwasteful,
  • wide awake,
  • un-wasteful,
  • on qui vive.

• n.

  •
  • inclined to think/believe/agree etc.,
  • bewildered,
  • tentative,
  • unsure.
  •
  • trust.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • vigilant,
  • unconvincible,
  • intent,
  • sedulous,
  • precise,
  • agnostic,
  • methodical,
  • slowly,
  • narrowly,
  • sceptical,
  • from missouri,
  • carefully,
  • punctilious,
  • minutely,
  • hard of belief,
  • impervious to persuasion,
  • rigorous,
  • questioning,
  • risk-averse,
  • mindful,
  • price-conscious,
  • disposed to doubt,
  • mistrustful,
  • measured,
  • shy of belief,
  • safe,
  • unwilling to accept,
  • mistrusting,
  • doubtful,
  • uncertain,
  • unpersuasible,
  • disinclined to believe,
  • dubious,
  • gingerly,
  • belt,
  • conservative,
  • once,
  • shy,
  • precisely,
  • scrupulous,
  • uncredulous,
  • better,
  • Inconvincible,
  • due diligence,
  • Pyrrhonic,
  • doubting,
  • Suspecting,
  • rigour,
  • diligent,
  • discreet,
  • incredulous,
  • distrustful,
  • vigilance,
  • meticulous,
  • prudential,
  • askance,
  • watchful,
  • jealous,
  • attentive,
  • skeptical,
  • unpersuadable,
  • circumspect.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • afraid.
  • disinclined
  • reluctant.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • clever,
  • pawky,
  • slick,
  • unbelieving,
  • profound,
  • on toes,
  • shifty,
  • skill,
  • acute,
  • crafty,
  • on guard,
  • hesitant,
  • artful,
  • wily,
  • adroitness,
  • fantastic,
  • cleverness,
  • averse,
  • Distrusting,
  • indisposed,
  • diplomatic,
  • adeptness,
  • vulpine,
  • deep,
  • artificial,
  • suspect,
  • designing,
  • deftness,
  • installation,
  • cynical,
  • Contriving,
  • politic,
  • skillful,
  • foxy,
  • insidious,
  • shy of,
  • up to snuff,
  • feline,
  • subtle,
  • funny,
  • intriguing,
  • sharp,
  • facility,
  • uncourageous,
  • strategic,
  • stealthy,
  • loath,
  • fearful,
  • knowing,
  • heedful,
  • adroit,
  • timeserving,
  • hidden,
  • unenthusiastic,
  • unwilling,
  • evasive,
  • hesitating,
  • slim,
  • shady,
  • sly,
  • opposed,
  • cowardly,
  • slippery,
  • celerity,
  • quickness,
  • queer,
  • Subdolous,
  • questionable,
  • crooked,
  • tricksy,
  • smooth,
  • antagonistic,
  • Trustless,
  • on one's guard,
  • nervous,
  • underhand,
  • timorous,
  • canny,
  • anxious,
  • disinclined,
  • deceitful,
  • rapidity,
  • ability,
  • worried,
  • shrewd,
  • dexterity,
  • cunning,
  • astute,
  • craven,
  • tricky,
  • address,
  • frightened,
  • arch,
  • apprehensive,
  • fishy,
  • smelling a rat.

How to use "Leery" in context?

Homophones for Leery:

• lawyer, lore, lari, liar, LR, lir, lahar, lyre, loire, lure, lorre, loir, lira, lahore, leer, layer, lair, lory, lowry, lorry, lower, lour, larrea, lear, lehar, leary, ler, llyr, lyra.