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Synonyms & Antonyms of unwary
1
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
- e-mail scams that take advantage of unwary recipients
Synonyms for unwary
- aw-shucks,
- dewy,
- dewy-eyed,
- green,
- ingenuous,
- innocent,
- naïf
- (or naif),
- naive
- (or naïve),
- primitive,
- simple,
- simpleminded,
- uncritical,
- unknowing,
- unsophisticated,
- unsuspecting,
- unsuspicious,
- unworldly,
- wide-eyed
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- down-to-earth,
- hardheaded,
- pragmatic
- (also pragmatical),
- realistic,
- sober
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2
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
- a dangerous stretch of desert that has claimed many unwary travelers
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3
readily taken advantage of
- unwary consumers who unquestioningly swallow the dubious claims of TV pitchmen
Synonyms for unwary
- dewy-eyed,
- easy,
- exploitable,
- gullible
- (also gullable),
- naive
- (or naïve),
- susceptible,
- trusting,
- wide-eyed
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“Unwary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwary. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of unwary was in 1579
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