unwary Antonyms
Strongest:
- careful
- experienced
- cautious
- doubting
- critical
- suspicious
- wary
- worldly
- cynical
- cosmopolitan
- doubting
- knowing
- worldly
- careful
- sophisticated
- cosmopolitan
- incredulous
- experienced
- wary
- incredulous
- watchful
- watchful
- unconvinced
- sophisticated
- cynical
- skeptical
- skeptical
- suspicious
- cautious
- knowing
- unconvinced
- critical
Strong:
- pragmatic
- worldly-wise
- guarded
- leery
- suspecting
- sober
- leery
- suspecting
- sober
- realistic
- worldly-wise
- pragmatic
- realistic
- guarded
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- simpleminded
- ingenuous
- dewy
- unknowing
- na-ve
- uncritical
- unworldly
- unsophisticated
- immature
- unsuspicious
- green
- primitive
- childish
- na-f
- wide-eyed
Weak:
Meaning of unwary
unwary (a)
not alert to danger or deception
unwary (a.)
Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.
Unexpected; unforeseen; unware.
unwary Sentence Examples
- The unwary traveler stumbled into the dark alley, unaware of the danger lurking within.
- Their unwary decision to hike off-trail led them into a treacherous wilderness.
- The unwary swimmer ventured too far out into the ocean and was caught in a strong current.
- The unwary driver failed to notice the stop sign and caused a tragic accident.
- The unwary shopper was easily scammed by a smooth-talking salesperson.
- The unwary victim fell prey to an online phishing attempt, losing both money and personal information.
- The unwary employee opened an email attachment, unleashing a virus that infected the company's entire network.
- The unwary public was led astray by sensational headlines and unfounded rumors.
- The unwary politician made a controversial statement that damaged their credibility.
- The unwary child wandered into the street and was struck by a passing car.
FAQs About the word unwary
not alert to danger or deceptionNot vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless., Unexpected; unforeseen; unware.
naive, unsuspecting, inexperienced, simple, innocent, simpleminded, ingenuous, dewy, unknowing, naïve
careful,experienced, cautious, doubting, critical, suspicious, wary, worldly, cynical, cosmopolitan
The unwary traveler stumbled into the dark alley, unaware of the danger lurking within.
Their unwary decision to hike off-trail led them into a treacherous wilderness.
The unwary swimmer ventured too far out into the ocean and was caught in a strong current.
The unwary driver failed to notice the stop sign and caused a tragic accident.
