distrustfully
In doubting manner
In a manner showing lack of trust or suspicion.
Someone who eyes you distrustfully doubts your motives or honesty: She looked distrustfully at the stranger offering directions.
The word suggests wariness rather than outright hostility—a guarded skepticism about whether someone or something can be relied upon.
With apparent distrust
- warilyWith watchful caution
- paranoidUnreasonably suspicious of others
- doubtinglyIn a questioning way
- questioninglyIn a seeking-answers manner
disbelievingly · cynically · incredulously · apprehensively · uneasily · guardedly · leery · skeptically
With doubt or distrust
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- analyticallyBy careful systematic reasoning
- searchinglyIn a probing manner
- probinglyIn a searching manner
penetratingly · piercingly · narrowly · shrewdly · appraisingly · discerningly · keenly · sharply
In a guarded manner
- watchfullyIn an observant manner
- vigilantlyWith keen awareness
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
- defensivelyIn a protective manner
reservedly · protectively · carefully · hesitantly · tentatively · guardedness · charily · alertly
suspiciously
With apparent distrust
- warilyWith watchful caution
- paranoidUnreasonably suspicious of others
- doubtinglyIn a questioning way
questioningly · disbelievingly · cynically · incredulously · apprehensively · uneasily · guardedly · leery · skeptically · dubiously
skeptically
With doubt or distrust
- criticallyWith serious judgment
- analyticallyBy careful systematic reasoning
- searchinglyIn a probing manner
probingly · penetratingly · piercingly · narrowly · shrewdly · appraisingly · discerningly · keenly · sharply
cautiously
In a guarded manner
- watchfullyIn an observant manner
- vigilantlyWith keen awareness
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
defensively · reservedly · protectively · carefully · hesitantly · tentatively · guardedness · charily · alertly · prudently
distrustfullytrustfully
With open belief
trustingly · confidingly · openly · unsuspiciously · credulously