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 Yes, the suspiciously delicious chicken shelled out at mall food courts on toothpicks is most likely bourbon chicken. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 Families peered out at us suspiciously from curtainless windows in ramshackle brick dwellings. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 So when La Mer’s newest $450 moisturizer, The Rejuvenating Night Cream—a 2026 Allure Best of Beauty Award winner—landed on my desk, the timing felt almost suspiciously perfect. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 Blocks from the main entrance to Southern University A&M, a small crowd hung around a convenience store, but people were unwilling to talk about politics, eyeing strangers suspiciously. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The suspiciously large price tag suggested Jeff Bezos might have had more on his mind than just a love of nonfiction moviemaking. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026 Kelce showed a photo of a toilet that looked suspiciously like the one in the music video from Swift. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 In Silent Hill 2, the game starts with James Sunderland reading a note from his dead wife, giving us a reason to move into this suspiciously foggy town. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Furthermore, the cover looks suspiciously like an entirely different book that also came out in 1984 and is also called Lizzie. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspiciously
  1. incredulously
  2. sideways
  3. warily
  4. dubiously
  5. doubtfully
  6. skeptically
  7. askance
  8. negatively
Adverb
  • My producer Harriet Taylor and I stood incredulously and watched cargoes of Putin’s gas steam into the Port of Rotterdam.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Boos rained down from Superdome stands, and Saints coach Kellen Moore gestured incredulously with his arms out to his side and palms up when officials, following a video review, upheld the call of a fumble.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of incredulously
Adverb
  • The system lets robots choose suitable movements, such as stepping over objects, ducking under overhead barriers, or turning sideways to pass through narrow gaps.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Taking the struggle seriously and responding without judgment can help your teen feel comfortable coming to you the next time something goes sideways.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sideways
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
Adverb
  • Wolff’s goal was the winner, dubiously allowed as Clint Mathis’ hand clearly helped the ball onto Wolff.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Treat any such composite skeptically until independent validation catches up.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • No one can reliably do that, and any allocator or platform that implies otherwise should be treated skeptically.
    — Steven Brod, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 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
  • According to earlier studies, babies who respond more negatively to these tasks have higher levels of depression and anxiety in adolescence.
    — Catherine Demers, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Cezar Gheorghe, founder of grain consultancy firm Agricolumn, told the AP that the drone incidents have not negatively impacted trade at Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of negatively

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“Suspiciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiciously. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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