Askance
Askance adverb - With distrust.
Usage example: we looked askance at the dealer's assertion that the car had never been in an accident
Captiously and askance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Captiously" instead an adverb "Askance".
Captiously
Captiously adverb - In a captious, carping manner.
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Synonyms for Captiously
Askance and captiously are semantically related. You can use "Askance" instead an adverb "Captiously".
Nearby Word: captious
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Related pairs
- sideways and askance
- sideways and captiously
- distrustfully and askance
- distrustfully and captiously
- mistrustfully and askance
- mistrustfully and captiously
- doubtfully and askance
- doubtfully and captiously
- dubiously and askance
- dubiously and captiously
- reproachfully and askance
- reproachfully and captiously
- skeptically and askance
- skeptically and captiously
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