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Askant

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7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
askanceverb	(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
indirectnoun	Not direct:
sidelong	Directed to the side; sideways.
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
sidelong	Directed to the side; sideways.
askanceverb	(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
asquint	With narrowed eyes.
squinty	Afflicted with a squint.
squintnoun	(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
squint-eyed	cross-eyed; having eyes that squint.
indirectnoun	Not direct:
ascaunt	Obsolete form of askance. [(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.]
askile	(obsolete) Askant.
ageenoun	A surname.
aslopenoun	Sloping, in a sloping manner; slanted along a slope.
assward	(Canada, US, informal) Ass first; backward.
abrestnoun	(archaic or nonstandard) Alternative spelling of abreast. [Side by side and facing forward.]
alandnoun	Alternative spelling of Åland. [An archipelago of the Baltic Sea.]
abackward	(archaic) Backward.
arseling	(UK dialectal, especially Scotland and East Anglia) Backwards.
awayward	(obsolete) Turned aside.
abackwards	(archaic) Alternative form of abackward. [(archaic) Backward.]
anighst	Obsolete form of anigh. [(archaic) Nigh; near.]
alangst	Obsolete form of alongst. [(archaic) along]

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