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

Ambitious, sustainable beach hotel for coral-gazing and jungle immersion in one of the most remote island groups on the planet. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Also free are the Los Angeles Astronomical Society’s occasional free star gazing parties, which include one scheduled for July 17. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Being with it is like gazing into a Facetuned reflection of ourselves. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Nicole Kidman recently propped up her feet and snapped a photo in a nude pair while gazing out at the ocean, while Anne Hathaway was spotted strolling through New York City in a black Mary Jane style. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 July 2026

Curious passersby stopped throughout the day, gazing up at what used to be the Pfizer headquarters building. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

All of the most iconic images from the first movie — a young Moana interacting with an ocean that parts to greet her as a friend, the heroine, older and wiser, gazing out onto the horizon wistfully from her docked raft — are meticulously redone. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Isn’t that what any of us wants when gazing into the mirror held up to nature, as Hamlet describes the theater? — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

The final slide of the carousel, a black-and-white snap, saw Olivera gazing down at Aidan and placing her hand into his isolette. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026