Askance
Askance adverb - With distrust.
Usage example: we looked askance at the dealer's assertion that the car had never been in an accident
Cynically and askance are semantically related. in suspiciously topic. In some cases you can use "Cynically" instead an adverb "Askance".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sideways and askance
- sideways and cynically
- contemptuously and askance
- contemptuously and cynically
- disdainfully and askance
- disdainfully and cynically
- scornfully and askance
- scornfully and cynically
- disbelievingly and askance
- disbelievingly and cynically
- incredulously and askance
- incredulously and cynically
- unbelievingly and askance
- unbelievingly and cynically
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Cynically and Askance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/askance/cynically
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Cynically or Askance. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/askance/cynically.
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