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; grin, smile; 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; side-glance; squinny, squint; coup d'oeil

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 aspect, dress, figure, garb, appearance, 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

4 looks pl  the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses a supermodel's career tends to be entirely based on her exceptional good looks Synonyms of look aesthetics (also esthetics), attractiveness, beauteousness, beautifulness, comeliness, cuteness, fairness, gorgeousness, handsomeness, looks, loveliness, prettiness, sightlinessWords 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, tastiness, toothsomeness, yumminess; flawlessness, perfection; daintiness, delicacy; flamboyance, flashiness, glossiness, showiness, slickness, splashinessNear Antonyms of look disagreeableness, dreadfulness, foulness, ghastliness, horribleness, loathsomeness, nastiness, offensiveness, repellency, repulsiveness, terribleness, vileness; blemish, flaw, imperfectionAntonyms of look grotesqueness, hideousness, homeliness, plainness, ugliness, unattractiveness, unbecomingness, unloveliness, unsightliness

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, seem, make, soundWords 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, give, express, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voiceWords Related to look advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say; broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish; describe, write, write up; sound off, speak out, speak up; chime in; communicate, convey, put across, put over; offer, submitNear Antonyms of look censor, restrain, restrictAntonyms 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, purposeWords Related to look dream, hope, wish; consider, debate, mull (over), ponder; attempt, endeavor, strive, struggle, try; plot, scheme; accomplish, achieve, effect, execute, perform