Synonyms of look

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verb (1)

1

as in to seem

to give the impression of being

it looks like it might rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seem
• feel
• sound
• appear
• make
• act
• come across (as)
• pretend
• come off (as)
• resemble
• suggest
• recall
• imply
• dissemble
• hint
• insinuate

2

as in to express

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

the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• express
• voice
• give
• state
• sound
• say
• announce
• write
• expound
• air
• put forth
• raise
• describe
• ventilate
• convey
• vent
• proclaim
• publish
• give air to
• advertise
• declare
• offer
• disseminate
• submit
• circulate
• write up
• speak out
• broadcast
• enunciate
• speak up
• communicate
• put over
• enounce
• put across
• sound off
• chime in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• restrict
• restrain
• stifle
• censor

3

as in to intend

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

they were looking to make a fast buck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intend
• plan
• go
• hope
• try
• mean
• contemplate
• wish
• aim
• propose
• design
• purpose
• calculate
• aspire
• attempt
• allow
• purport
• consider
• meditate
• figure on
• dream
• strive
• struggle
• ponder
• achieve
• debate
• accomplish
• endeavor
• scheme
• perform
• effect
• mull (over)
• execute
• plot

look

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noun

1

as in expression

facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expression
• face
• smile
• grin
• countenance
• cast
• visage
• frown
• scowl
• grimace
• mouth
• appearance
• presence
• demeanor
• pout
• manner
• bearing
• air
• lower
• lour
• aspect
• mien

2

as in glance

an instance of looking especially briefly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glance
• glimpse
• peek
• stare
• view
• peep
• gaze
• gander
• sight
• glare
• eye
• cast
• regard
• ogle
• gape
• leer
• squint
• side-glance
• squinny
• coup d'oeil

3

as in appearance

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 & Similar Words

• appearance
• presence
• attitude
• demeanor
• manner
• dress
• outside
• figure
• aspect
• garb
• mien
• shape
• person
• regard
• posture
• pose
• behavior
• cut of one's jib
• face
• turn
• stance
• bearing
• air
• deportment
• features
• poise
• carriage
• mold
• comportment
• cast
• coloring
• color
• complexion
• countenance
• visage
• habit
• physiognomy
• habitus
• superficies

4

as in beauty

looks plural 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 & Similar Words

• beauty
• attractiveness
• appeal
• glamor
• beautifulness
• prettiness
• cuteness
• attraction
• aesthetics
• desirability
• elegance
• esthetics
• comeliness
• fairness
• loveliness
• sightliness
• desirableness
• handsomeness
• glamour
• gorgeousness
• fascination
• charm
• sex appeal
• allure
• sexiness
• beauteousness
• radiance
• delightfulness
• seductiveness
• resplendence
• perfection
• radiancy
• glossiness
• sublimity
• gloriousness
• shapeliness
• resplendency
• pulchritude
• lusciousness
• exquisiteness
• flawlessness
• daintiness
• slickness
• nubility
• flashiness
• showiness
• splendidness
• sublimeness
• flamboyance
• foxiness
• splendiferousness
• splashiness
• superbness
• delicacy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ugliness
• plainness
• homeliness
• hideousness
• grotesqueness
• unsightliness
• unattractiveness
• blemish
• vileness
• nastiness
• unloveliness
• foulness
• flaw
• repulsiveness
• imperfection
• terribleness
• dreadfulness
• repellency
• disagreeableness
• offensiveness
• loathsomeness
• ghastliness
• horribleness
• unbecomingness

look (at)

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verb (2)

as in to notice

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

I found her at the mall looking at the new outfits on the mannequins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notice
• see
• spot
• eye
• regard
• sight
• view
• remark
• get a load of
• note
• watch
• perceive
• discern
• observe
• behold
• set eyes on
• witness
• catch
• distinguish
• pick out
• lay eyes on
• spy
• identify
• espy
• descry
• attend (to)
• make out
• pick up
• consider
• mark
• heed
• glimpse
• study
• scan
• glance (at)
• inspect
• survey
• examine
• scrutinize
• peer (at)
• mind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• pass over
• disregard
• neglect
• miss
• overlook
• overpass

look (into)

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verb (3)

as in to explore

to search through or into

the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explore
• inquire (into)
• investigate
• delve (into)
• dig (into)
• examine
• research
• check into
• check up on
• probe
• inspect
• view
• scan
• study
• thumb (through)
• skim (through)
• peruse
• sift
• browse
• surf
• cruise
• reinvestigate

look (on or upon)

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verb (4)

as in to consider

to think of in a particular way

you could call the comment mean-spirited, but I do not look on it that way at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consider
• regard
• call
• view
• count
• believe
• feel
• think
• set down
• account
• take for
• hold
• reckon
• rate
• imagine
• deem
• esteem
• sense
• conceive
• fancy

look (toward)

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verb (5)

as in to face

to stand or sit with the face or front toward

the bay window looks toward the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• face
• point (toward)
• front
• meet
• border
• overlook
• dominate
• bound
• neighbor
• margin
• touch
• fringe
• look down (on)
• rim
• abut
• adjoin
• skirt
• command

look at

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phrase

as in debate

to give serious and careful thought to

Let's look at what we're dealing with here.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debate
• contemplate
• ponder
• study
• consider
• entertain
• question
• eye
• explore
• weigh
• chew on
• review
• think (about or over)
• analyze
• chew over
• deliberate
• wrestle (with)
• mull (over)
• kick around
• ruminate
• cogitate
• revolve
• turn
• muse (upon)
• meditate
• beat one's brains out (about)
• pore (over)
• perpend
• dwell (on or upon)
• reflect (on or upon)
• reason
• speculate (about)
• digest
• cudgel one's brains (about)
• reminisce
• believe
• conclude
• fixate (on or upon)
• drink (in)
• brood (about or over)
• second-guess
• absorb
• obsess (about or over)
• fret (about or over)
• opine
• conceive
• assimilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• slight
• disregard
• dismiss
• overlook
• reject
• pooh
• pooh-pooh

Phrases Containing look

• look (at)
• look (into)
• look (on or upon)
• look (toward)
• look after
• look at
• look daggers
• look down (on or upon)
• look down one's nose (at)
• look for
• look forward to
• look out (for)
• look out for
• look to
• look up