2
ready(adjective, sharp, bright, lively, alert)
2
reasonable(adjective, sensible, careful, intelligent, wise)
2
regardful(adjective, kind, friendly, deliberate, alert)
2
reserved(adjective, reasonable, sensible, restrained, modest)
2
restrained(adjective, careful, vague, reserved, cautious)
2
reticent(adjective, restrained, modest, humble, hesitant)
2
secure(adjective, defensive)
2
sensible(adjective, careful, intelligent, wise, cautious)
2
shady
2
sharp-eyed
2
slow(adjective, unenthusiastic, unwilling, disinclined)
2
strategic(cautious, tactful, circumspect)
2
suspect
2
tactful(adjective, kind, reasonable, sensible, restrained)
2
tactical(sensible, wise, refined, practical, tactful)
2
tense
2
tentative(adjective, careful, vague, prudent, ambiguous)
2
timid(adjective, delicate, modest, humble, careful)
2
timorous
2
troubled
11 years ago|24k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). wary thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/wary/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "wary thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/wary/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, wary thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/wary/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "wary thesaurus" 27 September 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/wary/thesaurus/synonyms>