Synonyms of gawk

gawk 1 of 2

noun

ˈgȯk 

as in hulk

a big clumsy often slow-witted person

thought that the linebackers were dumb gawks until he got to know them better

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hulk
• lump
• idiot
• stupid
• moron
• creep
• mutt
• loser
• lug
• brute
• turkey
• clown
• lout
• snake
• skunk
• goose
• fool
• villain
• beast
• palooka
• oaf
• lubber
• Neanderthal
• heel
• clodhopper
• clod
• dummy
• cluck
• prat
• dip
• blunderer
• chump
• stock
• donkey
• slouch
• nut
• gander
• know-nothing
• cad
• simp
• rogue
• imbecile
• dolt
• stupe
• goof
• ape
• ignoramus
• yahoo
• numskull
• schlemiel
• dope
• bonehead
• chucklehead
• clunk
• knucklehead
• ninny
• dullard
• dumbhead
• blockhead
• hammerhead
• bubblehead
• dunderhead
• dimwit
• goon
• galoot
• dork
• ninnyhammer
• lunkhead
• saphead
• noddy
• jackass
• boor
• deadhead
• noodle
• meathead
• hardhead
• stinker
• airhead
• pinhead
• cur
• loggerhead
• cretin
• anthropoid
• loon
• louse
• doofus
• dunce
• madman
• golem
• schnook
• nincompoop
• booby
• schlub
• dumbbell
• chowderhead
• simpleton
• dummkopf
• tyke
• churl
• mome
• loony
• thickhead
• dim bulb
• fathead
• nimrod
• lamebrain
• dodo
• mug
• nit
• woodenhead
• cuddy
• featherbrain
• birdbrain
• clodpoll
• nitwit
• ratbag
• half-wit
• rascal
• dum-dum
• scamp
• clot
• scatterbrain
• yo-yo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• whiz
• genius
• sage
• wizard
• intellectual
• thinker
• brainiac

gawk

2 of 2

verb

as in to stare

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise

couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stare
• gaze
• gape
• peer
• gawp
• rubberneck
• glare
• blink
• watch
• ogle
• gloat
• goggle
• glower
• fixate
• peruse
• eye
• leer
• observe
• consider
• stare down
• study
• regard
• pore (over)
• outstare
• outface

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glimpse
• glance
• scan
• peek
• browse
• peep
• dip (into)
• wink (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gawk

Noun

With its cool look and flashy two-tone color schemes, folks will take gawk at the RAV4 Prime at the stoplight. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021

People take deep breaths to inhale fresh air, gawk at the wildlife and rock climb. — NBC News, 24 Mar. 2021

Verb

We’re brought into the scene via the boy’s illuminated buttocks, and conducted to the background, where a crew of ten soldiers gawk at the spectacle. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Instead, the skin-frying Friday saw common flow of people going through, gawking at the large screens and a group of sailors allowing some passing by to do pull-ups from a bar. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 July 2026