ware

¹ware

adj \ˈwer\

Definition of WARE

1

: aware, conscious <was ware of black looks cast at me — Mary Webb>

2

archaic : wary, vigilant

Examples of WARE

1. <he's ware of the dangers that await him in the Antarctic>

Origin of WARE

Middle English war, ware careful, aware, from Old English wær — more at wary

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to WARE

Synonyms: alive, apprehensive, aware, cognizant, mindful, sensible, sentient, conscious, witting

Antonyms: insensible, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, unwitting

Related Words: alert, attentive, careful, cautious, heedful, observant, open-eyed, regardful, safe, vigilant, wary, watchful, wide-awake; hyperaware, hyperconscious

Near Antonyms: careless, heedless, inattentive, incautious, mindless, unguarded, unheeding, unwary

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Rhymes with WARE

air, Ayr, bare, bear, Blair, blare, care, chair, chare, dare, Dare, e'er, ere, err, eyre, fair, fare, flair, flare, glair, glare, hair, hare, Herr, heir, lair, mare, ne'er, pair, pare, pear, prayer, rare, rear, scare, share, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, swear, tare, tear, their, there, vair, wear, weir, where, yare