disbelievingly
In incredulous manner
In a manner expressing doubt or skepticism, showing that one doesn't accept something as true: She looked at him disbelievingly when he claimed to have won the lottery.
The word suggests visible incredulity—a raised eyebrow, a shake of the head, a tone that says "I don't buy it."
With doubt or distrust
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
- questioninglyIn a seeking-answers manner
- quizzicallyWith puzzled expression
suspiciously · distrustfully · warily · cynically · incredulously · mistrustfully · guardedly · hesitantly
In a mocking way
- derisivelyIn a mocking manner
- mockinglyIn a ridiculing manner
- sarcasticallyWith mocking insincerity
- sardonicallyWith mocking disdain
contemptuously · disparagingly · sneeringly · dismissively · disdainfully · scornfully · jeeringly · tauntingly
Shocked into speechlessness
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
- aghastStruck with horror
wide-eyed · open-mouthed · speechlessly · stupefied · staggeringly · bewilderedly · slack-jawed · agape
skeptically
With doubt or distrust
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
- questioninglyIn a seeking-answers manner
quizzically · suspiciously · distrustfully · warily · cynically · incredulously · mistrustfully · guardedly · hesitantly · uncertainly
scoffingly
In a mocking way
- derisivelyIn a mocking manner
- mockinglyIn a ridiculing manner
- sarcasticallyWith mocking insincerity
sardonically · contemptuously · disparagingly · sneeringly · dismissively · disdainfully · scornfully · jeeringly · tauntingly · witheringly
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
aghast · wide-eyed · open-mouthed · speechlessly · stupefied · staggeringly · bewilderedly · slack-jawed · agape · blankly
disbelievinglycredulously
With excessive trustfulness
trustingly · gullibly · uncritically · naively · unquestioningly
disbelievinglytrustingly
With naive belief
credulously · confidingly · ingenuously · trustfully · faithfully