What does unwary mean?

unwary means "not alert to danger or deception".

How many syllables are in unwary?

unwary has 3 syllables: un-war-y. The stress falls on "war". In IPA it is /ənˈwɛɹi/.

What is the opposite of unwary?

The recorded antonyms are wary.

Is unwary a common word?

unwary is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with unwary?

5 words rhyme with unwary. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

unwary — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not alert to danger or deception
“the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise”
“some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers”
“seduce the unwary reader into easy acquiescence”
Antonymswary
Similargullible unguarded

Questions about unwary

What does unwary mean?: unwary means "not alert to danger or deception".
How many syllables are in unwary?: unwary has 3 syllables: un-war-y. The stress falls on "war". In IPA it is /ənˈwɛɹi/.

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