Synonyms of askance

askance

adverb

ə-ˈskan(t)s 

variants also askant

as in suspiciously

with distrust

we looked askance at the dealer's assertion that the car had never been in an accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suspiciously
• sideways
• incredulously
• warily
• skeptically
• distrustfully
• doubtfully
• negatively
• dubiously
• anxiously
• with a grain of salt
• doubtingly
• critically
• quizzically
• hesitantly
• questioningly
• uncomfortably
• mistrustfully
• hesitatingly
• unbelievingly
• disapprovingly
• reproachfully
• guardedly
• uneasily
• cynically
• unfavorably
• reprovingly
• apprehensively
• disparagingly
• deprecatingly
• charily
• captiously
• reproachingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• positively
• approvingly
• favorably
• trustingly
• confidently
• trustfully
• uncritically
• unquestioningly
• sanguinely
• credulously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of askance

True, lots of good white progressives look askance at businessmen who amass vast fortunes. — John Powers, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2020

But Blue Thunder is still early enough in the cycle to look askance at its titular sweet ride. — Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2020

Anyone who transgresses that norm by refusing to follow traditional gender stereotypes is viewed askance and, in small and large ways, treated as an outcast. — Max De Haldevang, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2019

As regulators look increasingly askance at Big Tech, the very notion of blitzscaling raises competition and other concerns, which will make public investors yet more queasy. — The Economist, 28 Sep. 2019

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