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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Bringing back suspiciously missing characters like this would make sense, and hopefully reintegrate them back into the MCU from here.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
One day, a package arrives with an odd label, prompting the receptionist to act suspiciously.

— Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of suspiciously

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So, what was once a pretty harsh ride that tended to skip sideways in bumpy corners, bludgeon yours and your passenger’s spine and kidneys, and remind you what terror and despair really are, is now gone.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026
Leaders who fail to get the small things right eventually discover that the big things have a way of going sideways.

— Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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