LEARY Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

leery

adjective

variants also leary

as in wary

feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something a leery attitude She seemed a little leery about the proposal. They were leery of their neighbors.

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Recent Examples of leery Investors burned by that bust are still leery of pouring money into oil and gas a decade later, says Brandon Davis, founder of AFE Leaks, a consulting firm that tracks capital costs for oil and gas. —

Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 May 2026 Construction costs and interest rates are still high, tariffs hit key building materials last year, and many developers are still leery of taking over older properties in the Central Loop. —

Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 Idaho cities leery of state control Support, while bipartisan, wasn’t universal. —

Mark Dee march 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026 Many are leery that the new transmission lines will power the artificial intelligence boom, not just the oil and gas industry. —

Claire Hao, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for leery

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leery

Adjective

The doc goes on to note that, along with boorish audiences, record labels were also wary of Culture Club, even though their aesthetic was very much in the early Eighties new wave and pop mold.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
Google recommends that organizations verify IT support requests and to be wary of any unsolicited calls or emails requesting screen-sharing sessions.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026