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askance

a·skance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-skans]
    • /əˈskæns/
    • /əˈskɑːns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-skans]
    • /əˈskæns/

Definitions of askance word

  • adverb askance with an oblique glance 3
  • adverb askance with doubt or mistrust 3
  • adverb askance with a sideways glance 3
  • adverb askance with suspicion, disapproval, etc. 3
  • adverb askance with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: He looked askance at my offer. 1
  • adverb askance with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely. 1

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Origin of askance

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; earlier a scanche, a sca(u)nce; of obscure origin

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Parts of speech for Askance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

askance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for askance

adv askance

  • suspiciously — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
  • skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
  • dubiously — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
  • obliquely — in an oblique manner or direction.

adverb askance

  • doubtfully — of uncertain outcome or result.
  • distrustful — unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious: An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences.
  • mistrustful — full of mistrust; suspicious.

adjective askance

  • awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
  • squint — to look with the eyes partly closed.
  • cockeyed — If you say that an idea or scheme is cockeyed, you mean that you think it is very unlikely to succeed.
  • crookedly — not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path.
  • askant — askance

Antonyms for askance

adverb askance

  • trusting — Law. of or relating to trusts or a trust.

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