mistrustfully

Thân thiện

She glanced at the stranger mistrustfully from behind her book.

Definition

Adverb: * In a manner that shows a lack of trust or confidence; with suspicion or doubt.

Usage

The adverb "mistrustfully" describes how an action is performed, specifically an action involving observation, consideration, or interaction that is characterized by distrust. It modifies verbs like look, watch, regard, ask, or listen.

Examples

• The security guard watched the loiterer mistrustfully.
• She listened to the salesman's promises mistrustfully, having been deceived before.
• He regarded the complicated contract mistrustfully, unsure of the hidden clauses.

Advanced Usage

• As a sentence modifier: While less common, it can be placed at the beginning of a sentence to set the tone for the action described.
  • Mistrustfully, the committee scrutinized every detail of the proposal.

Variants and Related Words

• Mistrust (noun/verb): The feeling or act of not trusting.
  • Noun: His mistrust of strangers was well-known.
  • Verb: She began to mistrust his motives.
• Mistrustful (adjective): Having or showing mistrust.
  • He gave a mistrustful glance.
• Distrustfully (adverb): A direct synonym, often used interchangeably.
• Trustfully (adverb): The antonym, meaning in a trusting manner.

Synonyms

• Distrustfully
• Suspiciously
• Doubtfully
• Warily
• Skeptically

Antonyms

• Trustfully
• Confidently
• Trustingly

Học thuật

Adverb

1. with distrust
   • she looked at him distrustfully

Từ đồng nghĩa

• distrustfully