EYEING Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

eyeing

verb

variants or eying

present participle of eye

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

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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

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as in contemplating

to give serious and careful thought to we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there

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Recent Examples of eyeing Tuner, Black Bear’s fourth release since launching a domestic distribution arm last summer, had a nice $102k opening at 4 theaters in NY and LA and is eyeing $122k for the four-day holiday weekend including. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 May 2026 King had been eyeing up the establishment for over 25 years, no doubt for that blend of grandeur and history. —

Ming Liu, Robb Report, 23 May 2026 Wall Street is looking to round out the week on a high, after rallying Thursday, with the Dow Jones hitting a record above 50,000, while the S & P 500 is eyeing an eighth straight week of gains despite bond market volatility. —

Michael Considine, CNBC, 22 May 2026 SpaceX could be eyeing a valuation of up to $2 trillion, aiming to raise around $75 billion, in what would be the largest ever IPO and could herald artificial intelligence rivals OpenAI’s and Anthropic's public listing plans. —

Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 SpaceX is now eyeing May 21 to debut a next-generation version of its gargantuan Starship, which is being developed for trips to the moon and Mars. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 May 2026 For travelers eyeing a second passport, citizenship by donation can be an excellent option. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026 By then, Jeffries was eying a run for Congress. —

Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Either way, when the team reports for training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe in late July, Rodgers will run out with the starters with the goal of leading the Steelers back to the playoffs while eyeing the franchise’s first postseason victory in a decade. —

Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026

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The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Severe storms are expected Monday evening into overnight across the Kansas City region, and while that’s forecasters’ main concern, the National Weather Service is also watching a conditional chance for a few thunderstorms to pop up near the Kansas-Missouri line mid-afternoon.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026