Synonyms of eyeing

eyeing

verb

variants or eying

present participle of eye

1

as in watching

to keep one's eyes on

a lot of his backyard bird watching was spent eyeing the squirrels as they depleted the bird feeder of seeds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watching
• observing
• staring
• following
• looking
• gazing
• viewing
• seeing
• peering
• gawking
• guarding
• beholding
• having one's eye on
• glaring
• studying
• gaping
• regarding
• goggling
• monitoring
• perceiving
• looking on
• peeking
• spying
• glancing
• glimpsing
• warding
• peeping
• waking
• espying
• rubbernecking
• bird-dogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• winking
• blinking

2

as in noticing

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

I wondered who tracked dirt all over the floor until I eyed the muddy sneakers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticing
• spotting
• seeing
• regarding
• remarking
• watching
• noting
• spying
• observing
• looking (at)
• viewing
• beholding
• witnessing
• perceiving
• catching
• espying
• discerning
• sighting
• distinguishing
• considering
• descrying
• identifying
• getting a load of
• laying eyes on
• setting eyes on
• studying
• surveying
• examining
• scrutinizing
• inspecting
• marking
• scanning
• picking out
• attending (to)
• heeding
• making out
• glimpsing
• glancing (at)
• minding
• picking up
• peering (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding
• passing over
• missing
• overlooking
• overpassing

3

as in contemplating

to give serious and careful thought to

we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplating
• pondering
• considering
• debating
• studying
• questioning
• entertaining
• weighing
• exploring
• reviewing
• analyzing
• deliberating
• looking at
• ruminating
• cogitating
• thinking (about or over)
• revolving
• meditating
• turning
• mulling (over)
• chewing on
• wrestling (with)
• poring (over)
• chewing over
• perpending
• kicking around
• digesting
• reflecting (on or upon)
• beating one's brains out (about)
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• reminiscing
• musing (upon)
• believing
• reasoning
• concluding
• speculating (about)
• absorbing
• opining
• dwelling (on or upon)
• fixating (on or upon)
• brooding (about or over)
• obsessing (about or over)
• drinking (in)
• fretting (about or over)
• assimilating
• conceiving
• second-guessing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• rejecting
• dismissing
• slighting
• pooh-poohing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eyeing

Business leaders look everywhere for inspiration, from eyeing their peers’ successes to tapping industry vets for insight. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026

News that the fast food chain has been eyeing small towns for the next openings has mobilized local residents to fight back. —Vivian Song, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026

Starting mid-August, crews plan to move to the section between Idaho and Bannock, eyeing a November wrap date, Ortega said. —Mark Dee april 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026

Minor leaguers often spend the month of July hearing rumors, eying unfamilar scouts watching, refreshing their social media pages for the latest. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026

The Wolverines are eyeing their second national championship and first since 1989. —Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

The latest move shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise, Meta was already eyeing the existing market of billions of people with imperfect eyesight. —Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026

While en route to and from the moon, the four-person Artemis 2 crew will be vigilant, eyeing radiation detectors and listening for caution and warning alarms. —Leonard David, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026

When Miami's Liam Hicks lined out to first baseman Troy Johnson for a double play, Colorado's victory looked secure, and Vodnik was eyeing his first save. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026