Leery and Sure

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Leery adjective - Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.

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Sure is an antonym for leery in suspicious topic.

Nearby Words: leered, leering

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

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Leery is an antonym for sure.

Nearby Word: surely

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Sure and Leery. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leery/sure

Leery & Sure. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/leery/sure>.

Sure or Leery. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/leery/sure.

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