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 Phoebe followed it at a safe distance, eyeing it suspiciously. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 Bringing back suspiciously missing characters like this would make sense, and hopefully reintegrate them back into the MCU from here. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 One day, a package arrives with an odd label, prompting the receptionist to act suspiciously. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 When officers arrived, the lawsuit alleges Aubrey, 64, was sitting at a RideKC bus stop and was not behaving suspiciously. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 Somewhat suspiciously, a day after blasting 808 feet worth of homers amid a 4-for-5, 5-RBI day, Goodman sizzling bat was not in the lineup in Sunday’s 8-1 victory that was highlighted by Kyle Freeland’s first career complete game. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026 In addition, Chris Coy plays a suspiciously nervous truck driver, Waylon Sanders; Cary Christopher plays a gifted child named Noah; Laura Linney will play a senior Guardian; and Paula Patton will appear in an as-yet-undisclosed guest role. — ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026 Distressing or a patina that looks suspiciously uniform and intentionally perfect is likely manufactured and gives away a reproduction. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026 But also suspiciously convenient for the 18-team Big Ten if a certain South Bend school ever becomes interested. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspiciously
  1. incredulously
  2. sideways
  3. warily
  4. dubiously
  5. doubtfully
  6. skeptically
  7. askance
  8. negatively
Adverb
  • Some people go so far as to repeat the nickname incredulously, or to make fun of it.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Jones asked his players incredulously.
    — Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of incredulously
Adverb
  • But things went sideways when the drone hovered above Austen’s pool and dropped the package into the water.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As the machine whirred to life, the film strip moved from a large platter through a system of rollers, pulled sideways across the front of the lens.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sideways
Adverb
  • Livestream videos from that night capture people warily approaching the shooting scene.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The situation can leave a Gen Xer to watch their retirement fund warily.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 July 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
  • For decades, activist investing was viewed skeptically in Japan.
    — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • 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
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
  • Today, thanks in part to central air conditioning, there’s a growing argument to keep students in school longer to combat academic regression, as research has shown time off negatively impacts student performance.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Joint research by the University of Chicago and the University of Nebraska found signs that heart muscle cells are not negatively affected by space travel at all.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of negatively

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