ASKANCE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

askance

adverb

ə-ˈskan(t)s

variants also askant

Definition of askance

as in suspiciously

with distrust we looked askance at the dealer's assertion that the car had never been in an accident

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Recent Examples of askance True, lots of good white progressives look askance at businessmen who amass vast fortunes. — John Powers, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2020 But Blue Thunder is still early enough in the cycle to look askance at its titular sweet ride. — Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2020 Anyone who transgresses that norm by refusing to follow traditional gender stereotypes is viewed askance and, in small and large ways, treated as an outcast. — Max De Haldevang, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2019 As regulators look increasingly askance at Big Tech, the very notion of blitzscaling raises competition and other concerns, which will make public investors yet more queasy. — The Economist, 28 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for askance

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Blocks from the main entrance to Southern University A&M, a small crowd hung around a convenience store, but people were unwilling to talk about politics, eyeing strangers suspiciously.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
The suspiciously large price tag suggested Jeff Bezos might have had more on his mind than just a love of nonfiction moviemaking.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspiciously

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Today is two months and two days since that breakout, and the index has merely gone sideways in a narrow range but enters the day about half a percent from another new high.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
And that sideways wobble of the head that means yes in the subcontinent.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sideways

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My producer Harriet Taylor and I stood incredulously and watched cargoes of Putin’s gas steam into the Port of Rotterdam.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
Boos rained down from Superdome stands, and Saints coach Kellen Moore gestured incredulously with his arms out to his side and palms up when officials, following a video review, upheld the call of a fumble.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of incredulously

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