Synonyms of look up

look up

verb

1

as in to pursue

to go in search of

be sure to look me up if you're ever in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pursue
• seek
• search (for or out)
• look for
• chase (down)
• shop (for)
• hunt
• cast about (for)
• forage (for)
• quest
• cast around (for)
• ferret (out)
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• hide
• ignore
• neglect

2

as in to brighten

to become glad or hopeful

by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brighten
• glow
• cheer (up)
• lighten
• revive
• buck up
• encourage
• perk (up)
• rejoice
• beam
• sparkle
• radiate
• liven (up)
• hearten
• gladden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• darken
• despair
• sadden
• fret
• brood
• mope
• despond

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of look up

For many Democrats, their love-at-first-sight encounter with Ossoff likely involved looking down at a video shot through a lens looking up at him. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

The Fitbit Edge screen is not meant to be a place to get things done or to look up information. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

The messages were found during a State Bureau of Investigation probe into Elliott, who faces criminal charges for using Flock license plate readers to look up a plate for his friend from college. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

However, Kim suggested that these records could indicate that Van Gogh was repeatedly looking up and watching the pre-dawn sky, which could have led to him seeing this exact sky on July 22. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026