Synonyms of gapes

gapes 1 of 2

noun

plural of gape

as in stares

a fixed intent look

I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stares
• gazes
• eyes
• regards
• glares
• attentions
• scrutinies
• glowers
• aspects
• observations
• watches
• fixations
• surveys
• contemplations
• inspections
• observances
• examinations
• studies
• perusals
• surveillances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glances
• glimpses
• flashes
• peeks
• sights
• blinks
• peeps
• stimes
• scans
• ogles
• oeillades
• browses

gapes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gape

as in gazes

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise

she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stares
• gazes
• gawks
• gawps
• peers
• glares
• blinks
• goggles
• rubbernecks
• gloats
• glowers
• eyes
• watches
• leers
• fixates
• ogles
• peruses
• observes
• considers
• stares down
• pores (over)
• regards
• studies
• outstares
• outfaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glances
• glimpses
• peeks
• dips (into)
• scans
• peeps
• winks (at)
• browses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gapes

Verb

Straitjacketed inside the inescapable present, Pearl gapes up to discover that her husband, Walker, has found her; Walker was always going to find her. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026