Definition for Wariness:

• Prudent care to foresee and guard against evil; caution.

Synonyms for Wariness:

• n.

  •
  • wakefulness.
  •
  • fear,
  • calculation.
  •care (noun)
  • dis criminations,
  • dis crimination,
  • dis-crimination,
  • fore thoughts,
  • dis-criminations,
  • fore thought,
  • re-gard,
  • re gards,
  • fore-thoughts,
  • fore-thought.
  •carefulness (noun)
  • cautiousnesses.
  •caution (noun)
  • attention,
  • alertness,
  • heed,
  • vigilance,
  • carefulness,
  • attentiveness,
  • circumspection,
  • watchfulness,
  • guardedness,
  • awareness,
  • caution,
  • heedfulness.
  •chariness (noun)
  • chariness.
  •cunning (noun)
  • cleverness,
  • facility,
  • deviousness,
  • finesse,
  • deftness,
  • skill,
  • ingenuity,
  • trickiness,
  • slipperiness,
  • foxiness,
  • craftiness,
  • smoothness,
  • slickness,
  • subtlety,
  • sharpness,
  • cunning,
  • artfulness,
  • mastery,
  • sly,
  • art,
  • ingeniousness,
  • guile,
  • astuteness,
  • quickness,
  • wit,
  • shrewdness,
  • wiliness,
  • snakiness.
  •deliberation (noun)
  • de bates,
  • de bate,
  • de-liberations,
  • re flections,
  • de-bate,
  • de liberation,
  • de-liberation,
  • re-flection,
  • re-flections,
  • de liberations,
  • de-bates,
  • re flection.
  •disbelief (noun)
  • qualm,
  • disbelief,
  • incertitude,
  • uncertainty,
  • skepticism,
  • unsureness,
  • cynicism,
  • misgiving,
  • unbelief,
  • doubt,
  • agnosticism.
  •discretion (noun)
  • canninesses,
  • fore sight,
  • fore sights,
  • judiciousnesses,
  • fore-sight,
  • presence mind,
  • good senses,
  • consideratenesses,
  • fore-sights.
  •distrust (noun)
  • mis-doubt,
  • mis doubt,
  • mis doubts,
  • mis-doubts,
  • dis-beliefs,
  • dis-trust,
  • dis trust,
  • dis trusts,
  • mis-giving,
  • dis-trusts,
  • mis giving,
  • dis beliefs,
  • dis belief,
  • dis-belief.
  •funny feeling (noun)
  • case of nerve,
  • case nerves,
  • case nerve,
  • creepy feelings,
  • funny-feeling.
  •precaution (noun)
  • discreetness,
  • safety measures,
  • safety measure.
  •suspicion (noun)
  • in credulities,
  • non-beliefs,
  • in-credulities,
  • non beliefs,
  • bad vibe,
  • sur-mise,
  • gut feelings,
  • nonbeliefs,
  • in-credulity,
  • in credulity,
  • sur-mises,
  • sur mises,
  • non belief,
  • lack confidence,
  • sur mise,
  • sneaking suspicions.

• v.

  •caution (verb)
  • suspicion.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • gingerliness.
  •distrust
  • mistrust.

Paraphrases for Wariness:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    caution.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    mistrust, distrust, circumspection, vigilance, suspicion, precaution, alert.

Antonyms for Wariness:

• n.

  • caution
    ignorance, thoughtlessness, neglect, inattention, disregard, carelessness, negligence.
  • Other antonyms:
    heedlessness, inconsideration, suddenness, inconsiderateness, abruptness, remissness, brashness, indifference, unwariness, impetuousness, slight, precipitousness, incautiousness, incaution, oversight, omission.

Wariness Sentence Examples:

• She had asked the question almost carelessly, without any thought that this might be something he wished to conceal, but she recognized her mistake by the wariness that filmed his eyes instantly.

• And thus many of our fears arise from old inheritance, and represent nothing rational or real at all, but only an old and savage need of vigilance and wariness.