warily
In guarded fashion
Warily means with caution or watchfulness, alert to possible danger or deception: She eyed the stranger warily.
The word suggests careful, guarded behavior—moving or acting as if something might go wrong: He warily approached the growling dog.
With deliberate attention
- prudentlyWith careful judgment
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- gingerlyWith wary caution
tentatively · hesitantly · deliberately · mindfully · watchfully · vigilantly · attentively · heedfully
Without full commitment
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
- gingerlyWith wary caution
- timidlyIn fearful, hesitant fashion
nervously · apprehensively · falteringly · uneasily · diffidently · skittishly · timorously · sheepishly
With lack of confidence
- skepticallyWith doubt or distrust
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
- mistrustfullyWith lack of confidence
- cynicallyWith distrust of sincerity
leery · incredulously · questioningly · dubiously · apprehensively · uneasily · nervously · anxiously
In an observant manner
- vigilantlyWith keen awareness
- attentivelyWith concentrated awareness
- observantlyWith careful notice
- keenlyWith intense interest
sharply · perceptively · awake · ready · focused · eagle-eyed · on-guard · scanning
carefully
With deliberate attention
- prudentlyWith careful judgment
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
- guardedlyWith protective caution
gingerly · tentatively · hesitantly · deliberately · mindfully · watchfully · vigilantly · attentively · heedfully · discreetly
tentatively
Without full commitment
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
- gingerlyWith wary caution
timidly · nervously · apprehensively · falteringly · uneasily · diffidently · skittishly · timorously · sheepishly · half-heartedly
distrustfully
With lack of confidence
- skepticallyWith doubt or distrust
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
- mistrustfullyWith lack of confidence
cynically · leery · incredulously · questioningly · dubiously · apprehensively · uneasily · nervously · anxiously · paranoid
watchfully
In an observant manner
- vigilantlyWith keen awareness
- attentivelyWith concentrated awareness
- observantlyWith careful notice
keenly · sharply · perceptively · awake · ready · focused · eagle-eyed · on-guard · scanning · surveying
warilyrecklessly
Acting without regard for danger
carelessly · heedlessly · rashly · incautiously · thoughtlessly
warilytrustingly
With naive belief
confidingly · openly · unsuspectingly · naively · trustfully