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 months of dating rumors, suspiciously timed trips to Italy and a phone lock screen that seemingly gave the whole thing away, country music star Megan Moroney and USMNT soccer star Christian Pulisic are officially an item. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Yet new research provides compelling evidence that fringed jumping spiders (Portia fimbriata) experience two distinct sleep states, including one that looks suspiciously like the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep associated with our own vivid dreams. — New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026 The objects of female desire—boy bands, teen idols, soap opera characters, suspiciously close hockey players—have always been subject to ridicule. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 In Yaga, even an explanation of something as dry as how ears work can sound suspiciously like dirty talk. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspiciously
  1. incredulously
  2. sideways
  3. warily
  4. dubiously
  5. doubtfully
  6. skeptically
  7. askance
  8. negatively
Adverb
  • But, as Reyes fired back incredulously, no one from the government mentioned that in the previous hearings, one of which lasted seven hours.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of incredulously
Adverb
  • Price has gone sideways for a week and a half while RSI cooled, and the stock didn't give any ground.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • When so much else can go sideways mid food-project (was that cup of sugar a few grams off?
    — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 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
  • Premiering in 2027, Season 20 wrapped production earlier this fall, meaning the finale will doubtfully give fans closure for the show.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But in this case, the story is very doubtfully true.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Definition of doubtfully
Adverb
  • Those are places where many voters look skeptically, even scornfully, upon big cities and the people who run them.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Treat any such composite skeptically until independent validation catches up.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 14 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
  • Missouri was negatively affected by all five reviews conducted during this game.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Private equity’s encroachment into healthcare has raised serious concerns about the quest for profits negatively affecting patient care — can states identify effective strategies for pushing back and preventing those adverse outcomes?
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of negatively

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“Suspiciously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiciously. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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