Synonyms of leery

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wary
• cautious
• skeptical
• careful
• suspicious
• puzzled
• hesitant
• unsure
• watchful
• doubting
• paranoid
• guarded
• distrustful
• curious
• questioning
• gun-shy
• mistrustful
• incredulous
• show-me
• disbelieving
• cynical
• unbelieving
• negativistic
• unsettled
• suspecting
• paranoidal
• quizzical
• experienced
• uncertain
• critical
• inquisitive
• unconvinced
• worldly
• nosey
• nosy
• knowing
• undecided
• worldly-wise
• sophisticated
• inquiring
• undetermined
• snoopy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naive
• naïve
• unsophisticated
• confident
• sure
• certain
• green
• positive
• simple
• ingenuous
• innocent
• unknowing
• wide-eyed
• inexperienced
• unworldly
• simpleminded
• impractical
• idealistic
• raw
• childlike
• callow
• careless
• deceived
• trusting
• unsuspecting
• uncritical
• gullible
• credulous
• heedless
• unwary
• unsuspicious
• trustful
• duped
• tricked
• unquestioning
• beguiled
• gulled
• gullable