Askance
Askance adverb - With distrust.
Usage example: we looked askance at the dealer's assertion that the car had never been in an accident
Apprehensively and askance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Apprehensively" instead an adverb "Askance".
Apprehensively
Apprehensively adverb - With anxiety or apprehension.
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Synonyms for Apprehensively
Askance and apprehensively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Askance" instead an adverb "Apprehensively".
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Related pairs
- distrustfully and askance
- distrustfully and apprehensively
- doubtfully and askance
- doubtfully and apprehensively
- dubiously and askance
- dubiously and apprehensively
- uncertainly and askance
- uncertainly and apprehensively
- hesitatingly and askance
- hesitatingly and apprehensively
- hesitantly and askance
- hesitantly and apprehensively
- skeptically and askance
- skeptically and apprehensively
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