unwary C2 Topic:Safety & Risk 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 Common collocations unwary reader Adjective + noun Etymology From un- + wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærlīċ (“unwary, heedless”). Topics Safety & Risk Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Safety & Risk - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown