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Wariness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. vigilance or the condition of being alert

n. precautionary forethought to avoid harm or risk

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The character or habit of being wary; caution; prudent care to foresee and guard against evil.

n. Synonyms see wary.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the trait of being cautious and watchful

Word Usage

"Your wariness is understandable, but consider: by appending “once more” to the end of that statement, Obama is stating that he does not consider what Bush did for the last eight years to be the leadership he is talking about."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

circumspection caution

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

foresight watchfulness scrupulousness circumspection caution

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

solitariness

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

puzzlement uneasiness mistrust unease circumspection