Synonyms of dubiously

dubiously

adverb

as in suspiciously

with distrust

the young girl approached the camel dubiously

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dubiously

The details of how the Padres finally put to bed an 8-7 victory with Ty France’s tiebreaking home run and three scoreless innings from the bullpen were almost footnotes to the game’s dubiously historic beginning. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

The decision last fall followed clumsy discussion by Kennedy’s dubiously qualified advisors, who make up the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

While peers have pushed the genre toward radio-ready house-pop or dubiously eccentric experiments, Pond remain tethered to the sound that produced their last true breakout. — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

Rather, the idea that Nike—or any brand—might explicitly develop an advertisement for the purpose of online engagement, in an era where any engagement might be dubiously engineered, is what started to melt my brain. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 15 June 2026

The mayor stated, dubiously, that agencies could not tolerate larger cuts and sustain services. — Eric Kober, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026

Be careful, people might be acting dubiously on this day, particularly with money. — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025

Banknotes, often dubiously acquired, are plentiful in these early stories. — Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025