Another word for leery

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Adjective

Lacking trust or confidence

untrusting
Without trust; not inclined to trust.

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1. Without trust; not inclined to trust.
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suspicious
Expressing suspicion
Arousing or likely to arouse suspicion in others
Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable:

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1. Expressing suspicion
2. Arousing or likely to arouse suspicion in others
3. Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable:
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mistrustful
Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.

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1. Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.
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doubting
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distrustful
Feeling or showing doubt.
Marked by distrust; doubtful; suspicious.
Distrusting; doubting

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1. Feeling or showing doubt.
2. Marked by distrust; doubtful; suspicious.
3. Distrusting; doubting
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