REPROACHFULLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

reproachfully

adverb

Definition of reproachfully

as in reprovingly

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Recent Examples of reproachfully The dog was sitting on the far side, at the edge of the woods, looking at him reproachfully. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

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The same goes for her father when there’s no sign of pregnancy and the judgy women at church start clucking disapprovingly.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025

Definition of disapprovingly

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The stakes are existential for the mountain range’s mountain lions, which are contending with critically low genetic diversity as close relatives mate.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Two people were critically injured, and two were seriously hurt.

— Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of critically

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Disgraced former Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have, of course, been negatively impacted by their recent scandal.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2026
In this storybook little village she is ostracized, acknowledged negatively by the town’s men for her fishy smell, insulted regularly when not being totally ignored.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of negatively

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Bass’ surge in the poll was more notable because the mayor’s favorable ratings — which have been in the tank since the January 2025 wildfires — remained underwater, with 65% of Angelenos viewing her unfavorably compared to 64% in the last poll.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
There were also complaints about its look, with some even unfavorably comparing it to the Nissan Leaf.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfavorably

Adverb

He's been viewed warily by some Jewish voters, which he's tried to address by apologizing for some past controversial comments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Ever since the outbreak of war with Iran earlier this year, motorists have been warily eyeing prices at the pump.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of warily

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Some fans viewed the collaboration cynically, criticizing it as a way for Beyoncé to capitalize on Selena’s legacy, or to court more Latino fans.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That’s either an amazing coincidence of errors or the studies were cynically designed to contrive flaws in RCV.

— Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cynically

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