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 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 Simone Kanter, the Goldman aide, deleted his fake ‘Boogie on, Brad’ clip of a suspiciously limber-looking Lander that was intended to spotlight the rival’s use of spliced footage from their debates in the NY-10 race to create social media attack ads. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 The match became suspiciously uneventful after West Germany scored in the 11th minute. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 The girl from The Witch who gets on suspiciously well with an evil black goat. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 Based on phone calls reviewed as part of his forensic evaluation, the report noted Vishnevski believed some residents of Harrisburg viewed him suspiciously because he was born in Ukraine. — Molly Parker, CBS News, 16 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
  • Why Most Leaders Are Solving The Wrong Problem When performance breaks down—when a strategy conversation goes sideways, when a key decision gets rushed, when a team starts operating on edge—the default explanations tend to be external.
    — Joy Nissen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • While consumer spending remains strong — which is good for the economy — it's increasingly propped up by high-earning households — a dynamic that threatens to sink the economy if things go sideways, economists said.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 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 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
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
  • 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
  • The threat to actually suspend State Farm’s license and its authority to write policies has been viewed skeptically by some, given its roughly 20% market share of the state’s home insurance market.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 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
  • Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • Part of the issue could be timing — theatrical revenue can be negatively affected when the Fourth of July lands on a Saturday, said Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends at Rentrak.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of negatively

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