unwary C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ənˈwɛri/ See IPA manual Freq #62772 Meanings 1 adj not alert to danger or deception The shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise. Thesaurus Synonyms carelesscredulousgullible ↔ Opposites leery Word family Forms unwarily Related forms unwarily Appears in Phrases (1) See all unwary reader a reader who is insufficiently alert to deception or misleading claims Adjective + noun Etymology From un- + wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærlīċ (“unwary, heedless”). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # unwary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ənˈwɛri/ **Frequency rank:** 62772 ## Meanings 1. not alert to danger or deception ## Examples - The shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise. ## Synonyms - careless - credulous - gullible ## Antonyms - leery ## Related Forms - unwarily ## Etymology From un- + wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærlīċ (“unwary, heedless”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown