questioningly

The word “questioningly” has 4 syllables: ques-tion-ing-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈkwɛs.tʃən.ɪŋ.li/


What is synonym and antonym for questioningly?

In the thesaurus, “questioningly” has 34 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for questioningly along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for questioningly

  • anxiously
  • apprehensively
  • askance
  • askant
  • captiously
  • charily
  • critically
  • cynically
  • deprecatingly
  • disapprovingly
  • disparagingly
  • distrustfully
  • doubtfully
  • doubtingly
  • dubiously
  • guardedly
  • hesitantly
  • hesitatingly
  • incredulously
  • mistrustfully
  • negatively
  • quizzically
  • reproachfully
  • reproachingly
  • reprovingly
  • sideways
  • skeptically
  • suspiciously
  • unbelievingly
  • uncomfortably
  • uneasily
  • unfavorably
  • warily
  • with a grain of salt

Antonyms for questioningly

  • approvingly
  • confidently
  • credulously
  • favorably
  • positively
  • sanguinely
  • trustfully
  • trustingly
  • uncritically
  • unquestioningly

Example Sentences

  • She looked at him questioningly, unsure of his intentions.
  • The child tilted his head questioningly as he tried to understand the new concept.
  • The dog cocked its head questioningly when its owner mentioned going for a walk.
  • The employee raised an eyebrow questioningly when the boss announced the sudden change in plans.
  • Sarah glanced questioningly at her friend, silently asking if they were lost.

On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to questioningly, such as: anxiously, apprehensively, approvingly, askance, askant, captiously, charily.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

uncomfortably

  • agonizingly
  • annoyingly
  • anxiously
  • apprehensively
  • askance
  • askant
  • awkwardly
  • captiously
  • charily
  • critically
  • cynically
  • deprecatingly
  • disapprovingly
  • disparagingly
  • distressfully
  • distrustfully
  • disturbingly
  • doubtfully
  • doubtingly
  • dubiously
  • excruciatingly
  • guardedly
  • hesitantly
  • hesitatingly
  • incredulously
  • irritatingly
  • miserably
  • mistrustfully
  • negatively
  • questioningly
  • quizzically
  • reproachfully
  • reproachingly
  • reprovingly
  • restlessly
  • sideways
  • skeptically
  • suspiciously
  • unbelievingly
  • uneasily
  • unfavorably
  • warily
  • wretchedly

uncritically

  • approvingly
  • confidently
  • credulously
  • favorably
  • positively
  • sanguinely
  • trustfully
  • trustingly
  • unquestioningly

warily

  • anxiously
  • apprehensively
  • askance
  • askant
  • captiously
  • carefully
  • cautiously
  • charily
  • critically
  • cynically
  • deprecatingly
  • disapprovingly
  • disparagingly
  • distrustfully
  • doubtfully
  • doubtingly
  • dubiously
  • guardedly
  • hesitantly
  • hesitatingly
  • incredulously
  • mistrustfully
  • negatively
  • questioningly
  • quizzically
  • reproachfully
  • reproachingly
  • reprovingly
  • sideways
  • skeptically
  • suspiciously
  • unbelievingly
  • uncomfortably
  • uneasily
  • unfavorably
  • vigilantly
  • watchfully

negatively

  • abnormally
  • adversely
  • antagonistically
  • antithetically
  • anxiously
  • apprehensively
  • askance
  • askant
  • asymmetrically
  • captiously
  • charily
  • conflictingly
  • contradictorily
  • contrarily
  • contrastingly
  • contrastively
  • critically
  • cynically
  • deprecatingly
  • disapprovingly
  • discordantly
  • disparagingly
  • disparately
  • dissimilarly
  • distinctively
  • distrustfully
  • divergently
  • diversely
  • doubtfully
  • doubtingly
  • dubiously
  • guardedly
  • hesitantly
  • hesitatingly
  • hostilely
  • in a different manner
  • incompatibly
  • incongruously
  • incredulously
  • individually
  • mistrustfully
  • nonconformably
  • on the contrary
  • on the other hand
  • oppositely
  • poles apart
  • questioningly
  • quizzically
  • reproachfully
  • reproachingly
  • reprovingly
  • resentfully
  • separately
  • sideways
  • skeptically
  • suspiciously
  • unbelievingly
  • uncomfortably
  • uneasily
  • unfavorably
  • uniquely
  • unorthodoxly
  • unsympathetically
  • unusually
  • variously
  • vice versa
  • warily
  • with prejudice
  • without sympathy

uncertainly

  • aimlessly
  • alternately
  • ambiguously
  • any which way
  • anyhow
  • askance
  • at intervals
  • at irregular intervals
  • bloodlessly
  • brokenly
  • by fits and starts
  • by turns
  • chaotically
  • confusedly
  • delicately
  • disconnectedly
  • discontinuously
  • disjointedly
  • distrustfully
  • distrustingly
  • doubtfully
  • doubtingly
  • drunkenly
  • dubiously
  • eccentrically
  • erratically
  • extremely
  • faintly
  • feebly
  • fitfully
  • fluctuating
  • frailly
  • frantically
  • frenziedly
  • gently
  • halfheartedly
  • haphazardly
  • hazily
  • helter-skelter
  • hesitatingly
  • illegibly
  • illogically
  • impotently
  • in snatches
  • incomprehensibly
  • inconspicuously
  • inconstantly
  • indefinitely
  • indeterminately
  • indistinctly
  • ineffectively
  • ineffectually
  • ineptly
  • infinitely
  • infrequently
  • intermittently
  • irregularly
  • irresolutely
  • jerkily
  • lamely
  • languidly
  • lazily
  • listlessly
  • nervelessly
  • not often
  • not visibly
  • now and again
  • now and then
  • obscurely
  • occasionally
  • off and on
  • out of sequence
  • out of sight
  • periodically
  • problematically
  • questionably
  • questioningly
  • randomly
  • remarkably
  • secretly
  • shakily
  • skeptically
  • slapdash
  • sloppily
  • so large
  • so much
  • softly
  • sometimes
  • spasmodically
  • spinelessly
  • spiritlessly
  • sporadically
  • such
  • suspiciously
  • tentatively
  • this much
  • unbelievingly
  • unclearly
  • uncommonly
  • undecidedly
  • undetectably
  • unevenly
  • unfaithfully
  • unintelligibly
  • unmethodically
  • unpunctually
  • unrecognizably
  • unsettingly
  • unsurely
  • unsystematically
  • unusually
  • vaguely
  • variable
  • very
  • very seldom
  • weakly
  • when the mood strikes
  • wildly
  • willy-nilly

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