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| Main Entry: |
dubiously
 [doo-bee-uhs, dyoo-] 
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | doubtfully |
| Synonyms: | doubtingly, indecisively, suspiciously |
| Main Entry: | suspiciously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | doubtingly |
| Synonyms: | distrustfully, distrustingly, doubtfully, dubiously, questioningly, skeptically, unbelievingly, uncertainly |
| Main Entry: | doubtfully |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | skeptically |
| Synonyms: | ambiguously, askance, distrustfully, doubtingly, dubiously, hesitatingly, irresolutely, problematically, questionably, suspiciously, tentatively, uncertainly, undecidedly, unsettingly |
Example Sentences
- As you dubiously contemplate your bulging midsection, such a pronouncement may seem a bit sweeping.
- Many government contracts are still awarded dubiously.
- The sergeant looks at them dubiously and then takes the box.
| Main Entry: | questioningly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | skeptically |
| Synonyms: | askance, doubtfully, doubtingly, dubiously, suspiciously, with a grain of salt |
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