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gun-shy

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Synonyms & Antonyms of gun-shy

as in wary, cautious

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gun-shy

careful,
cautious,
guarded,
leery
(also leary),
wary,
watchful

disbelieving,
distrustful,
doubting,
incredulous,
mistrustful,
negativistic,
questioning,
show-me,
skeptical,
suspecting,
suspicious,
unbelieving

paranoid
(also paranoidal)

critical,
puzzled,
quizzical

cynical,
experienced,
knowing,
sophisticated,
worldly,
worldly-wise

curious,
inquiring,
inquisitive,
nosy
(or nosey),
snoopy

uncertain,
unconvinced,
undecided,
undetermined,
unsettled,
unsure

hesitant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for gun-shy

green,
ingenuous,
innocent,
naive
(or naïve),
simple,
simpleminded,
unknowing,
unsophisticated,
unworldly,
wide-eyed

certain,
confident,
positive,
sure

callow,
inexperienced,
raw

childlike,
idealistic,
impractical

beguiled,
deceived,
duped,
gulled,
tricked

careless,
heedless,
unsuspecting,
unsuspicious,
unwary

credulous,
gullible
(also gullable),
trustful,
trusting,
uncritical,
unquestioning

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“Gun-shy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gun-shy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.

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