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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be careful |
| Synonyms: | attend, avoid, be cautious, be wary, guard against, heed, keep eyes open, keep on one's toes, keep one's distance, look out, mind, mind p's and q's, notice, refrain from, shun, steer clear of, take care, take heed, walk on eggs, watch one's step, watch out |
| Antonyms: | court, invite, risk, take on |
| Main Entry: | wary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careful, cautious |
| Synonyms: | alert, attentive, cagey, calculating, canny, chary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, distrustful, doubting, frugal, gingerly, guarded, handling with kid gloves, heedful, keeping on one's toes, leery, on guard, on the lookout, on the qui vive, provident, prudent, safe, saving, sly, sparing, suspicious, thinking twice, thrifty, unwasteful, vigilant, walking on eggs, watchful, watching one's step, watching out, wide-awake |
| Notes: | to be wary is to be cautious or watchful; weary means fatigued or tired |
| Antonyms: | careless, foolish, heedless, incautious, indiscreet, rash, reckless |
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