Synonyms of gawp

gawp

verb

ˈgȯp 

chiefly British

as in to stare

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise

tourists in London gawping at royalty

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gawp

In response, the women maneuvered their craft behind some brush, hiding from the soldiers gawping at them from the bank. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

Italian nonne stirred pots full of sauce with a look of utter boredom and, here and there, Neapolitan ragazzi sat atop their motorini and gawped at the torture. — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026

Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania. — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026

And best of luck finding something else to gawp at on one of the Big Four nets. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025

For others, gawping at the sheer volume and opulence of Ertegun’s stuff is its own illicit thrill, like rifling through the bedroom drawers of a hostess at a dinner party. — The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024

But earlier iterations of the fashion show were often peppered with inappropriate jokes at the models’ expense, with its in-studio audience being largely made up of gawping men. — Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024

Early in the game, you’re given the ability to slow down time, a power-up that doesn’t just lead to inventive platforming across rapidly moving razor-sharp knives but the opportunity to gawp further at the spectacle. — Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024