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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
e-mail scams that take advantage of unwary recipients
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as in careless
not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble
a dangerous stretch of desert that has claimed many unwary travelers
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as in susceptible
readily taken advantage of
unwary consumers who unquestioningly swallow the dubious claims of TV pitchmen
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Recent Examples of unwary
The result is that fraudsters have rushed into cryptocurrency, exploiting the complexity and hype to dupe the unwary.
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Hilary Allen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2023
These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Some of these bad actors are even setting up fake Hugging Face profiles to pose as Meta or other technology companies to lure downloads from the unwary, according to Swanson.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
To joke about faking the moon landing while faking romance is a twisted attempt at keeping us gullible and unwary.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 July 2024
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Hilary Allen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2023
These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Some of these bad actors are even setting up fake Hugging Face profiles to pose as Meta or other technology companies to lure downloads from the unwary, according to Swanson.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
To joke about faking the moon landing while faking romance is a twisted attempt at keeping us gullible and unwary.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwary
Adjective
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She's got a squeaky clean image and is a little bit naive.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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With Back on My Feet, people called me naive, and a pollyanna.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The team held a multiple-point lead with seconds to go, but careless defense and turnovers cost them.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Top-four defencemen Darnell Nurse and Jake Walman were also careless with the puck at times.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The monounsaturated fat makes canola less susceptible to oxidation, Kane adds.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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People with blue or light-colored eyes are more susceptible to photophobia than people with brown or dark-colored eyes.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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At first, his relationship with Claire seemed innocent enough.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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The show follows an innocent father (Worthington) serving life in prison for the murder of his own son.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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McKell said the new law targets life coaches who had lost their therapist licenses because the state deemed them unsafe to work with patients.—
Jessica Schreifels,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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The building has been unsafe to occupy due to asbestos and other issues for all but a few weeks since.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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It’s been a dream for a lot of us to finally see our favorite super robots in a modern, easy to get into yet competitive one-on-one fighting game.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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With a stainless steel construction and comfortable handle, this tool is durable, easy to use and versatile enough to work on nearly any type of fur.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For the second time in two months, a hacker has used Steam to circulate malware to unsuspecting gamers.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
21 Mar. 2025
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Here a case of mistaken identity sends an unsuspecting advertising agent, played by Cary Grant, on a journey across the United States (and, eventually, into the arms of Eva Marie Saint).—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Last year’s Reds dealt with injuries, bad defense, and aggressive base running that sometimes bordered on reckless, among other issues.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Marcantonio faces four counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and a single count each of reckless driving, failure to maintain the proper lane and first-degree manslaughter.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Unwary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwary. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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