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Synonyms for skeptically

  • adverb
  • American English

Most common

warily askance

All synonyms

Adverb

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.

Related words

Other spellings
sceptically UK

Example sentences

  • warily Tom eyed the stranger warily.
  • askance Mary whispered something in Tom's ear, and now he's looking at me askance.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
skepticallyrising
warilyrising
askancerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
warily3
7 letters
askance2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (warily3 = 3 syllables).