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Askance

🔄 Synonyms of "Askance"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
indirectnoun	Not direct:
sidelong	Directed to the side; sideways.
askantverb	(now rare) Aslant; to one side, askance.
asquint	With narrowed eyes.
squint-eyed	cross-eyed; having eyes that squint.
squinty	Afflicted with a squint.
squintnoun	(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
squinty	Afflicted with a squint.
squintnoun	(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
asquint	With narrowed eyes.
squint-eyed	cross-eyed; having eyes that squint.
askant	(now rare) Aslant; to one side, askance.
sidelong	Towards the side; sideways.
indirectnoun	Not direct:
obliquely	In an oblique manner; sideways.
sideways	Towards one side.
skeptically	(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
scorningly	With scorn.
disapprovingly	In a disapproving manner
disdainly	(archaic) With disdain; disdainfully.
disdainfully	In a disdainful manner.
sceptically	(British spelling) Alternative form of skeptically. [(American spelling) In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.]
disdainingly	With disdain.
scoffingly	In a scoffing manner; scornfully.
distrustfully	In a distrustful manner
unapprovingly	In an unapproving manner.
incredulously	In an incredulous manner; tending to disbelieve; skeptically.