looked

verb

past tense of look
1
as in seemed
to give the impression of being it looks like it might rain

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2
as in voiced
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown

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3
as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal they were looking to make a fast buck

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Recent Examples of looked The job-for-life that Fink remembers looked a lot like the one Farley went on to describe about his own grandfather, who worked for Ford. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 The civil rights movement, and the many movements for Black freedom that had come before it, took careful consideration of how its people looked. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 While the batteries looked quite similar from the outside, Apple reversed their polarity and placed the prongs differently, according to iFixit. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 If Judge wasn’t going to be on the roster, players like Rice would be looked upon by the organization and its fan base to come up clutch. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The bald guy lecturing me on how to get the money looked real enough, but the question of his true being kept rattling around my increasingly paranoid mind. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026 Rocky looked both ways at an intersection though there were no cars anywhere in sight. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 For The Times) In the other new study, Taylor and his colleagues looked along the banks of rivers running through the cities of Bakersfield and Coalinga. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Fans are shocked at how badly the rebuilding Dolphins have looked in their first two games. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looked
  1. seemed
  2. voiced
  3. intended
  4. felt
  5. expressed
  6. planned
  7. sounded
  8. gave
Verb
  • Stillness, which had seemed ontologically secondary to the art form, now gained distinction as a substantive component.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The majority of guests in the summer seemed to be American, British, Japanese, and Chinese.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of seemed
Verb
  • Republican leaders have voiced confidence that the party can hold both chambers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who is viewed as a possible 2028 presidential contender, is among the prominent figures on the Left who have voiced some support for the idea.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of voiced
Verb
  • Other options include pregnancy termination and neonatal treatment intended to prolong life.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The company said the collaboration is also intended to help train battery engineers and technicians in Michigan.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of intended
Verb
  • Other major Chinese ports have felt the swell of containers, with Dimerco noting that ocean carriers have cut allocations and skipped calls at Qingdao to clear typhoon backlogs at southern ports.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Given that the challenge/ability relationship is not static, this balance needs to be regularly reassessed, as work that once felt challenging may eventually become routine.
    — Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of felt
Verb
  • Caputo said the idea for the citizenship-for-investment program emerged during Milei's July 2024 visit to Sun Valley, Idaho, when tech executives expressed interest in obtaining Argentine citizenship.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Staffers also expressed concerns about fiscal implications if bedbugs would come home with workers and require them to pay for their homes to be treated.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressed
Verb
  • This full-circle debut is a bit of a Bali redo for Regent, and a very intentionally planned one at that, having been in the works since 2009, when the owner (who also owns two Holiday Inn Resorts on the island) purchased the land.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The later event was planned to take place at a Lenexa barbecue restaurant but appears to have been moved to a new location.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • People whose voices sounded older than their actual age also tended to show other signs of aging happening elsewhere in the body.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For the last two years, Francesca Ortega insulted Latinos on social media with rhetoric that sounded straight from Stephen Miller.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of sounded
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of gave

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look down (on or upon)
looked
looked after
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“Looked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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