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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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