Synonyms of askance

Adjective

1. askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong, indirect (vs. direct)

usage: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"

Adverb

1. askance

usage: with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer"

2. askance

usage: with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"

Definition and meaning of askance (Dictionary)