Synonyms for chary
- adjective
- adverb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
- adv. 1
Synonym of charily: carefully, cautiously, warily.
Example sentences
- careful You should be careful in crossing the busy street.
- shy Shy children never laugh until everyone else does.
- cautious Be cautious around the well, accidents can happen.
- wary My parents always told me to be wary of strangers.
- cagey Tom told me a little, but he was cagey about the details.
By length
- 3 letters
- shy1
- 4 letters
- safe1, slow1, wary2
- 5 letters
- spare1, canny2, cagey2
- 6 letters
- saving2, frugal2
- 7 letters
- careful2, guarded2, prudent2, sparing2, thrifty2, charily
- 8 letters
- economic4, cautious2, discreet2, hesitant3, gingerly3
- 9 letters
- reluctant3
- 10 letters
- economical5
- 11 letters
- calculating4, circumspect3
- 12 letters
- conservative4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wary2 = 2 syllables).