searchingly
In examining manner
Searchingly describes looking at or examining something with intense scrutiny, as if trying to discover hidden truth or meaning.
When someone gazes searchingly at another person, they're studying them closely, perhaps trying to read their emotions or detect deception.
She looked at him searchingly, waiting for an honest answer.
The adverb suggests purposeful investigation rather than casual observation.
Prolonged, intent looking
- peeringStudying something with concentration
- staringGazing without break
- lookingUsing eyes to observe
- watchingActively looking at something
examining · studying · regarding · eyeing · observing · scanning · probing · penetrating
Seeking answers through inquiry
- inquiringSeeking information actively
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- queryingAsking for information
- askingPosing questions
wondering · investigating · exploring · seeking · hunting · questing · digging · delving
With intense desire
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
- wistfullyWith pensive longing
- desperatelyWith urgent intensity
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
hopefully · expectantly · imploringly · beseechingly · pleadingly · soulfully · deeply · poignantly
Inspecting with care
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- assessingEvaluating worth or significance
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
- analyzingExamining in detail
dissecting · parsing · sifting · weighing · measuring · judging · critiquing · reviewing
gazing
Prolonged, intent looking
watching · examining · studying · regarding · eyeing · observing · scanning · probing · penetrating · piercing
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- inquiringSeeking information actively
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- queryingAsking for information
asking · wondering · investigating · exploring · seeking · hunting · questing · digging · delving · prying
longingly
With intense desire
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
- wistfullyWith pensive longing
- desperatelyWith urgent intensity
anxiously · hopefully · expectantly · imploringly · beseechingly · pleadingly · soulfully · deeply · poignantly · tenderly
examining
Inspecting with care
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- assessingEvaluating worth or significance
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
analyzing · dissecting · parsing · sifting · weighing · measuring · judging · critiquing · reviewing · inspecting
searchinglycasually
In an informal way
superficially · glancingly · cursorily · perfunctorily · carelessly
searchinglydistractedly
In an inattentive manner
absently · inattentively · absent-mindedly · aimlessly · dreamily
searchinglydistractedly
In an inattentive manner
absentmindedly · inattentively · vacantly · blankly · casually
- searching forTrying to find
- soul searchingHonest internal moral inventory
- searching questions
- job searchingPursuing gainful employment
- strip searchingNude suspect examination