askance
1 antonym for askance — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adv — In a disapproving or suspicious way.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adv
In a disapproving or suspicious way.
“The scandal of opposition died down, and the stone-carver himself, though the town-folk continued to eye him askance, was able to secure other work through the favor of discriminating patrons.”
Antonyms
Etymology
The origin is unknown. It may come from Middle English askances ('as if'), or from Old French a escone ('hidden') or Italian a scancio ('obliquely'). Compare asquint, Middle English askoyn ('at a slant, askance'), Dutch schuin, schuins ('sideways'), schuiven ('to shove'), and schuinte ('slope').
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