Synonyms & related words for leery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of leery — including wary, mistrustful, suspicious, distrustful, cautious, cagey. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to leery

Explore words related to leery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include leeriness, apprehensive, overapprehensive, mistrustfulness, oversuspicious, mistrustfully, inapprehensive, distrustfully. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for leery

Common synonyms for leery include wary, mistrustful, suspicious, distrustful, cautious, cagey, mistrusting, skeptical — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.