Synonyms of gazing

gazing

verb

present participle of gaze

as in staring

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise

just sat there and gazed at the panorama before us until it got too dark to see

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staring
• gawking
• peering
• gaping
• goggling
• glaring
• gawping
• blinking
• rubbernecking
• watching
• glowering
• fixating
• gloating
• ogling
• eyeing
• leering
• perusing
• studying
• observing
• considering
• regarding
• staring down
• poring (over)
• outfacing
• outstaring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glancing
• peeking
• peeping
• scanning
• browsing
• glimpsing
• dipping (into)
• winking (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gazing

Make sure to get a room with a balcony for private hipster-gazing with a cocktail. — Riza Cruz, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026

Terraces in various configurations have capacious daybeds and sometimes plunge pools for gazing at the expansive sea views. — Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

The clip began with a makeup-free Giudice sitting in the glam chair and gazing straight-faced into the camera while Reyna sized up the shot. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Lodging options include houseboats along the banks of the Kennebunk River with private rooftop decks for gazing at the autumnal views. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Geese’s lead singer, Cameron Winter, is stretched out at full length on a comfortable chair in another corner of the room, gazing intently at a phone with a single large crack marring its screen. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Predictably, this set off a furious round of acrimonious criticism, know-it-all navel-gazing, and schadenfreude. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

For example, some sculptures establish sight lines while gazing toward other sculptures—a bronze representation of the messenger god Mercury in the Carter Collection room stares beyond its space to the Bateman Mercury, ca. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Lyn stood for a long time gazing at the skeleton of the lodge about 60 feet away behind a chain-link fence. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2026