warily

Definitions

In a cautious or guarded manner.

With watchfulness or suspicion.

Examples

The stray cat watched me warily from the shadows of the porch.

Investors are looking warily at the current state of the volatile stock market.

Synonyms

cautiously carefully guardedly circumspectly tentatively watchfully alertly

Antonyms

recklessly carelessly heedlessly impulsively rashly boldly confidently