reproachfully

adverb

Definition of reproachfullynext
as in reprovingly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproachfully
  1. disapprovingly
  2. disparagingly
  3. critically
  4. negatively
  5. unfavorably
  6. warily
  7. cynically
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • The craze has even spawned knockoffs, disparagingly known as Lafufu.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Definition of disparagingly
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  • One hospital staff member told IRIB that many of those evacuated were critically ill.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Closing arguments in the guilt phase of Carlos Dominguez’s second murder trial in the 2003 stabbing rampage that left two Davis men dead and critically injured a third victim began Tuesday afternoon in Yolo Superior Court.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of critically
Adverb
  • Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Developers are also required to pay to connect their projects to the city’s water and sewer system, and conduct studies to make sure the development won’t negatively affect the city’s waste water system, according to the webpage.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Definition of negatively
Adverb
  • But while older Republicans see Netanyahu more positively than negatively, younger Republicans’ views tilt unfavorably.
    — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • According to a May poll from the Pew Research Center, 59% of Americans hold an unfavorable view of the party, about the same percentage that views the Republican Party unfavorably.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 24 June 2026
Definition of unfavorably
Adverb
  • Beijing, meanwhile, is warily eying Japan’s bolstering of its defense capabilities.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, those students newly entering college are warily eyeing computer science.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of warily
Adverb
  • There will be those who willfully or cynically refuse to see it that simply.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Islam’s schism isn’t the primary driver of the region’s conflicts, but it is deployed across the Middle East and beyond — cynically — in pursuit of state and political ambitions.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
Definition of cynically
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