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Antonyms for searchingly
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : sur-ching |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr tʃɪŋ |
Definition of searchingly
- As in intently : adv with concentration
- As in closely : adv approximately, carefully
- As in hard : adv with determination
- He took her face in his hands, lifted it, and his eyes met hers searchingly.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- He looked me over now, searchingly and with a glance of mingled curiosity and anger.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- She continued to look at him, wistfully, searchingly, gently.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- Long and searchingly Rose-Red looked at him, then seized his hand.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- Joe turned and looked at me searchingly, with a trace of that old affection of his.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- He looked at Hermione swiftly, searchingly, then dropped his eyes.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- She conned him searchingly, and the complete calm of him at such a time amazed her.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- She looked at him searchingly, as if trying to see whether he spoke in earnest.
- Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
- The tone of these words was so extraordinary that I looked at him searchingly.
- Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
- He was carefully and searchingly examined by that shrewd committee.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
Synonyms for searchingly
- assiduously
- attentively
- by the skin of one's teeth
- closely
- diligently
- doggedly
- earnestly
- exactly
- exhaustively
- firmly
- fixedly
- hard
- heedfully
- in conjunction with
- industriously
- intensely
- intensively
- intently
- intimately
- jointly
- keenly
- meticulously
- mindfully
- minutely
- nearly
- painstakingly
- persistently
- punctiliously
- scrupulously
- searchingly
- sharply
- similarly
- steadily
- strenuously
- strictly
- thoroughly
- thoughtfully
- unremittingly
- untiringly
- watchfully
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