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look

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of look

1 facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling

you should have seen the look on your face when we yelled "Surprise!"

Synonyms of look

cast, countenance, expression, face, visage

Words Related to look

frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl

air, appearance, aspect, bearing, demeanor, manner, mien, presence

2 an instance of looking especially briefly

she gave the junk mail a quick look before throwing it in the wastebasket

Synonyms of look

cast, eye, gander, glance, glimpse, peek, peep, regard, sight, view

Words Related to look

gape, gaze, glare, leer, ogle, stare

squinny, squint

3 the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality

the bride's father has the look of a prosperous businessman

Synonyms of look

appearance, aspect, dress, figure, garb, mien, outside, presence, regard [archaic]

Words Related to look

air, attitude, bearing, behavior, comportment, demeanor, deportment, manner, poise, pose

carriage, posture, stance

cast, mold, shape, turn

color, coloring, complexion

countenance, face, features, habit, habitus, person [archaic], physiognomy, superficies, visage

Phrases Synonymous with look

cut of one's jib

4 looks plural the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses

a supermodelʼs career tends to be entirely based on her exceptional good looks

Synonyms of look

aesthetics (also esthetics), attractiveness, beauteousness, beautifulness, beauty, comeliness, cuteness, fairness, gorgeousness, handsomeness, loveliness, prettiness, sightliness

Words Related to look

allure, appeal, attraction, fascination, glamour (also glamor)

charm, delightfulness, elegance, exquisiteness, gloriousness, radiance, radiancy, resplendence, resplendency, splendidness, splendiferousness, sublimeness, sublimity, superbness

desirability, desirableness, foxiness, lusciousness, nubility, pulchritude, seductiveness, sex appeal, sexiness, shapeliness

flawlessness, perfection

daintiness, delicacy

flamboyance, flashiness, glossiness, showiness, slickness, splashiness

Near Antonyms of look

disagreeableness, dreadfulness, foulness, ghastliness, horribleness, loathsomeness, nastiness, offensiveness, repellency, repulsiveness, terribleness, vileness

blemish, flaw, imperfection

Antonyms of look

grotesqueness, hideousness, homeliness, plainness, ugliness, unattractiveness, unbecomingness, unloveliness, unsightliness

look

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of look

1 to give the impression of being

it looks like it might rain

Synonyms of look

act, appear, come across (as), come off (as), feel, make, seem, sound

Words Related to look

dissemble, pretend

recall, resemble, suggest

hint, imply, insinuate

2 to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown

Synonyms of look

air, expound, express, give, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voice

Words Related to look

advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish

describe, write, write up

sound off, speak out, speak up

communicate, convey, put across, put over

Phrases Synonymous with look

give air to, put forth

Near Antonyms of look

censor, restrain, restrict

Antonyms of look

stifle, suppress

3 to have in mind as a purpose or goal

they were looking to make a fast buck

Synonyms of look

aim, allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], aspire, calculate, contemplate, design, go [chiefly Southern & Midland], intend, mean, meditate, plan, propose, purport, purpose

Words Related to look

dream, hope, wish

consider, debate, mull (over), ponder

attempt, endeavor, strive, struggle, try

accomplish, achieve, effect, execute, perform

Phrases Synonymous with look

Synonym Discussion of look

expect, hope, look mean to await some occurrence or outcome. expect implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning.

- expects to be finished by Tuesday

hope implies little certainty but suggests confidence or assurance in the possibility that what one desires or longs for will happen.

- hopes to find a job soon

look, with to, implies assurance that expectations will be fulfilled

- looks to a tidy profit from the sale

; with for it implies less assurance and suggests an attitude of expectancy and watchfulness.

- look for rain when the wind shifts to the northeast

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