suspiciously

adverb

as in incredulously
with distrust eyed me suspiciously when I snapped my book shut and hurriedly stuffed it into my bag

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Recent Examples of suspiciously After a minute or two, a spray of water came from the hole, smelling suspiciously like the Newtown Creek. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 An officer alleged that a man in a Diablo vest was acting suspiciously and may have been potentially involved in the incident. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 The official synopsis for Koosha’s film sounds suspiciously AI-generated. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026 And not just any mini moto – a suspiciously Honda Monkey-looking retro mini moto. — New Atlas, 9 July 2026 And the venue's online event calendar is suspiciously empty until July 7. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 July 2026 In the meantime, the rest of the Minions have found a new boss, a suspiciously humanoid robot alien named Dort (Jesse Eisenberg), in a surreal plot twist that puts a bit of a strain on what little story there already is. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 June 2026 Yet in recent weeks, Taylor has been out and about, suspiciously carefree. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026 Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias — who has amassed a suspiciously formidable war chest for someone just running to hold his statewide post — is widely expected to declare. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspiciously
  1. incredulously
  2. sideways
  3. warily
  4. dubiously
  5. doubtfully
  6. skeptically
  7. askance
  8. negatively
Adverb
  • Jones asked his players incredulously.
    — Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Kizzi adds to his act by pretending to be a devoted fan while V looks on incredulously.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of incredulously
Adverb
  • Following this bottom, the market is expected to consolidate sideways for years before eventually experiencing another vertical surge.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Heavy raindrops flew sideways, smacking against the hood of my rain jacket and creating a nearly deafening white noise.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of sideways
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
  • 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
Definition of dubiously
Adverb
  • But in this case, the story is very doubtfully true.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Definition of doubtfully
Adverb
  • Overall, the address was taken seriously in partisan pro-Trump media circles, while it was treated skeptically everywhere else.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • As reflected in an email thread used in the Watson case, Valentine reacted skeptically in 2019 when a colleague told her a particular hospital wanted to exit its contract with Mead Johnson.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of skeptically
Adverb
  • Candidates and their backers also typically knock on doors to get signatures, but that’s not an option this year as people look askance at strangers on their doorsteps.
    — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2020
  • True, lots of good white progressives look askance at businessmen who amass vast fortunes.
    — John Powers, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2020
Definition of askance
Adverb
  • While plenty of changes can enhance your home’s value, there are just as many that can negatively impact it.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026
  • But when people react negatively, someone must have twisted her words.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of negatively

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