skeptically
In disbelieving manner
Skeptically describes doing something with doubt or disbelief.
To look at someone skeptically is to signal you're not buying what they're selling: She raised an eyebrow skeptically when he claimed to have finished the project.
The word suggests reserved judgment rather than outright rejection—you're unconvinced but perhaps open to evidence.
In an unconvinced way
- incredulouslyIn a doubting manner
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- unconvincedNot yet believing
- disbelievinglyIn doubting manner
mistrustfully · uncertainly · questioningly · suspiciously · distrustfully · cynically · leery · hesitantly
With watchful caution
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
- carefullyWith deliberate attention
- prudentlyWith careful judgment
watchfully · vigilantly · charily · apprehensively · gingerly · alertly · mindfully · reservedly
By careful systematic reasoning
- judgmentallyIn a disapproving manner
- dismissivelyShowing something unworthy of consideration
- disapprovinglyExpressing negative judgment
- criticallyWith serious judgment
disparagingly · contemptuously · derisively · scornfully · mockingly · sardonically · ironically · cynically
In a questioning manner
- probinglyIn a searching manner
- inquiringlyIn a questioning manner
- searchinglyIn a probing manner
- quizzicallyWith puzzled expression
challengingly · interrogatively · penetratingly · piercingly · shrewdly · astutely · keenly · studiously
doubtfully
In an unconvinced way
- incredulouslyIn a doubting manner
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- unconvincedNot yet believing
disbelievingly · mistrustfully · uncertainly · questioningly · suspiciously · distrustfully · cynically · leery · hesitantly · tentatively
warily
With watchful caution
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
- carefullyWith deliberate attention
prudently · watchfully · vigilantly · charily · apprehensively · gingerly · alertly · mindfully · reservedly · defensively
analytically
By careful systematic reasoning
- judgmentallyIn a disapproving manner
- dismissivelyShowing something unworthy of consideration
- disapprovinglyExpressing negative judgment
critically · disparagingly · contemptuously · derisively · scornfully · mockingly · sardonically · ironically · cynically · reproachfully
inquisitively
In a questioning manner
- probinglyIn a searching manner
- inquiringlyIn a questioning manner
- searchinglyIn a probing manner
quizzically · challengingly · interrogatively · penetratingly · piercingly · shrewdly · astutely · keenly · studiously · carefully
- cautiouslycarefully, warily, gingerly, guardedly, prudently
- manner of listeningactively, passively, attentively, intently, closely
- philosophy adverbslogically, rationally, ethically, morally, metaphysically
skepticallycredulously
With excessive trustfulness
trustingly · gullibly · uncritically · unquestioningly · without question
skepticallynaively
Without experience or cynicism
unsuspectingly · innocently · artlessly · ingenuously · unwarily
skepticallysurely
With complete confidence
confidently · certainly · assuredly · positively · unhesitatingly
- skeptical lookFacial expression conveying doubt
- skeptical inquiryEvidence-demanding examination of claims
- skeptical analysisDoubting examination of claims